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): June 4, 2012

 

 

Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-15803   33-0314804
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

20 Enterprise, Suite 200,

Aliso Viejo, California

  92656
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 389-6700

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet
     Arrangement of a Registrant.

Pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into on May 7, 2012 with Oxford Finance LLC, as a lender and as collateral agent, and Silicon Valley Bank, as a lender, on June 4, 2012 the Company borrowed $30.0 million. The terms of payment of the $30.0 million, including the material terms under which such obligation may be accelerated or increased, as well as a description of the material terms of the Loan Agreement, are included in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2012.

 

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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.

 

Date: June 5, 2012     Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    By:   /s/ Christine G. Ocampo       
      Christine G. Ocampo
      Vice President, Finance