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): February 21, 2018
CATALYST BIOSCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-51173 | 56-2020050 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 611 Gateway Blvd., Suite 710 South San Francisco, California |
94080 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(650) 871–0761
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On February 21, 2018, the Company and AGC Biologics (“AGC”), formerly CMC ICOS Biologics, Inc. entered into a new statement of work under the development and manufacturing services agreement dated May 20, 2016, between the Company and AGC. Under the new statement of work, the Company has engaged AGC for the process transfer and commercial scale cGMP manufacturing of CB 2679d, Catalyst’s highly potent next-generation coagulation Factor IX (FIX) variant being developed for the treatment of severe hemophilia B. The Company has agreed to a total of approximately $5.6 million in payments pursuant to the new statement of work, including the commercial scale manufacturing of CB 2679d, subject to completion of applicable work stages. The initial term of the agreement is ten years or, if later, until all stages under outstanding statements of work have been completed. Either party may terminate the Agreement in its entirety upon written notice of a material uncured breach or upon the other party’s bankruptcy, and the Company may terminate the agreement upon prior notice for any reason at all. In addition, each party may terminate the agreement in the event that the manufacturing development activities cannot be completed for technical or scientific reasons.
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.
| CATALYST BIOSCIENCES, INC. | ||||||
| Date: February 26, 2018 | /s/ Fletcher Payne | |||||
| Fletcher Payne | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||