0000886163-19-000117.txt : 20190703 0000886163-19-000117.hdr.sgml : 20190703 20190702191425 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000886163-19-000117 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190630 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20190703 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190702 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000886163 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 770160744 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33093 FILM NUMBER: 19939626 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3911 SORRENTO VALLEY BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 110 CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92121 BUSINESS PHONE: 858-550-7500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3911 SORRENTO VALLEY BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 110 CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92121 8-K 1 lgnd-form8xk_7319.htm 8-K Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8‑K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 30, 2019
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
001-33093
77-0160744
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)

3911 Sorrento Valley Boulevard, Suite 110
 
92121
San Diego, CA
 
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
(858) 550-7500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(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 each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
LGND
The Nasdaq Global Market of 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.

We recently entered into an OmniAb commercial platform license and services agreement with Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”). Under the license, Takeda and its affiliates will be able to use OmniAb® platform rodents and birds in campaigns to discover fully human mono- and bispecific antibodies as well as therapies using engineered cells and OmniAb-derived binders.

We are receiving annual access fees and we are eligible to receive clinical development milestone payments and tiered single-digit royalty payments for each product incorporating or delivering an OmniAb antibody. We will also receive fees for any scientific services provided. Takeda will be responsible for all costs related to the programs.

OmniAb® is a three-species transgenic-animal platform consisting of five different technologies used for producing mono- and bispecific human therapeutic antibodies. OmniRat® transgenic rats embody the industry’s first human monoclonal antibody technology in rats. OmniRat animals have a complete immune system with a diverse antibody repertoire and generate antibodies with human idiotypes as effectively as wild-type animals make rat antibodies. OmniMouse® is a transgenic mouse that complements OmniRat and expands epitope coverage. OmniFlic® is an engineered rat with a fixed light chain for development of bispecific, fully human antibodies. OmniChicken™ chickens have been genetically modified by Crystal to have the immunoglobulin genes replaced with corresponding human genes, and embody the industry’s first human monoclonal antibody technology in chickens. Antibodies derived from OmniClic™ chickens are useful in developing bispecific antibodies using a common light chain strategy. The five technologies use patented technology, have broad freedom to operate and deliver fully human antibodies with high affinity, specificity, expression, solubility and stability.





SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
 
 
Date: July 3, 2019
By: /s/ Charles Berkman         
Name: Charles Berkman
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary