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): November 23, 2020

NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	0-22705	33-0525145
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
12780 El Camino Real,
San Diego,	California	92130
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (858) 617-7600

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	NBIX	Nasdaq Global Select Market

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

Convertible Notes Repurchase

On November 23, 2020, Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into separate, privately negotiated transactions (the “Agreements”) with certain holders of its existing 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”) to repurchase approximately $53 million aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes for an aggregate repurchase price of an amount of cash estimated to be the sum of (i) approximately $73 million based on the Company’s November 23, 2020 closing stock price of $93.62 per share, (ii) an amount based in part on the daily volume-weighted average prices per share of the Company’s common stock during a three or five-trading day pricing period following execution of the Agreements and (iii) accrued and unpaid interest. Such repurchases are in addition to the repurchases of the 2024 Notes that the Company previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2020. The 2024 Notes repurchases are expected to close on December 2, 2020 and December 7, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions. Such repurchases of the 2024 Notes could affect the market price of the Company’s common stock.

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical facts, this Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to the amount of 2024 Notes to be repurchased, the timing of completion of the repurchases, and the impact of the repurchases on the market price of the Company’s common stock. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are: changes in the price of the Company’s common stock; changes in the convertible note and other capital markets; and other risks described in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. The Company disclaims any obligation to update the statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K after the date hereof.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Dated: November 24, 2020	/s/ Matthew C. Abernethy
	Matthew C. Abernethy
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Duly authorized officer and Principal Financial Officer)