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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15 (d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 1, 2020
SESEN BIO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-36296 | | 26-2025616 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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245 First Street, Suite 1800 Cambridge, MA | | 02142 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 444-8550
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8–K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 | SESN | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 8.01 – Other Events.
On December 1, 2020, Sesen Bio, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Hikma Pharmacuticals LLC for the registration and commercialization of Vicineum™, the Company's lead product candidate for the treatment of BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (“NMIBC”), for NMIBC and other types of cancer in the Middle East and North Africa region.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 1, 2020
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Sesen Bio, Inc. |
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By: | | /s/ Thomas R. Cannell, D.V.M.
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| | Thomas R. Cannell, D.V.M.
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| | President and Chief Executive Officer |