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 20, 2020
Translate Bio, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-38550 | 61-1807780 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
29 Hartwell Avenue Lexington, Massachusetts |
02421 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (617) 945-7361
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, $0.001 par value | TBIO | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
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).
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 23, 2020, Translate Bio, Inc. (the Company) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K regarding its entry into (i) a Second Amendment to the Collaboration and License Agreement, dated June 22, 2020 (the Amendment), with Sanofi Pasteur Inc. (Sanofi Pasteur) and (ii) a related Securities Purchase Agreement, dated June 22, 2020 (the Securities Purchase Agreement), with Sanofi, a French corporation and affiliate of Sanofi Pasteur (the Investor).
The effectiveness of the Amendment and closing of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement were subject to the early termination or expiration of any applicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the HSR Act), and the satisfaction or waiver of other customary closing conditions. On July 15, 2020, the Company received notice that the Federal Trade Commission granted early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Amendment and the Securities Purchase Agreement.
The Amendment became effective on July 20, 2020. On July 20, 2020, the Company completed the sale to the Investor of 4,884,434 shares of the Companys common stock at a price of $25.59 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $125.0 million in cash, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement. In addition, as previously disclosed, the Company and the Investor entered into a Registration Rights Agreement at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement.
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.
TRANSLATE BIO, INC. | ||||||
Date: July 20, 2020 | By: | /s/ Paul Burgess | ||||
Paul Burgess | ||||||
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |