8-K 1 spark-20178kblaacceptance.htm 8-K Document


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): July 17, 2017
 
 
Spark Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-36819
 
46-2654405
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
3737 Market Street
Suite 1300
Philadelphia, PA
 
19104
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 772-7560
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  
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Item 8.01
Other Events.
On July 17, 2017, Spark Therapeutics, Inc., issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing the Biologics License Application and granted Priority Review for voretigene neparvovec, an investigational, potential one-time gene therapy candidate for the treatment of patients with vision loss due to confirmed biallelic RPE65-mediated inherited retinal disease, which has the proposed trade name LUXTURNA™ (voretigene neparvovec). FDA has assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act date of January 12, 2018 for its review of LUXTURNA.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 99.1
 
Press release issued by Spark Therapeutics, Inc., dated July 17, 2017.






SIGNATURES
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SPARK THERAPEUTICS, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date: July 17, 2017
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Joseph W. La Barge
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joseph W. La Barge
Chief Legal Officer






Exhibit Index
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 99.1
 
Press release issued by Spark Therapeutics, Inc., dated July 17, 2017.