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EX-1.1 - UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT - Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | d466506dex11.htm |
EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | d466506dex991.htm |
EX-5.1 - OPINION OF ROPES & GRAY LLP - Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | d466506dex51.htm |
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): January 11, 2013
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34921 | 20-2960116 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
101 Main Street, Suite 1850
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 500-7867
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(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:
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 11, 2013, Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with Jefferies & Company, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acting as joint book-running managers and as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the Underwriters), relating to the issuance and sale of 3,110,449 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the Shares), which includes 405,710 shares of common stock of the Company to be issued to the Underwriters pursuant to the exercise of an option granted by the Company to purchase additional shares. The price to the public in this offering is $26.64 per Share, and the Underwriters have agreed to purchase the Shares from the Company pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement at a price of $25.1082 per Share. The net proceeds to the Company from this offering are expected to be approximately $78.1 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions. The offering is expected to close on or about January 16, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions.
The offering is being made pursuant to the Companys shelf registration statement on Form S-3, as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 14, 2011, which became effective on December 19, 2011 (Registration Statement No. 333-177967), the Companys registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC pursuant to
Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) on January 10, 2013, which became effective immediately upon filing (Registration Statement No. 333-185963), and a preliminary and final prospectus supplement thereunder.
In the Underwriting Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments that the Underwriters may be required to make because of such liabilities. The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this report, and this description of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit. A copy of the opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the Shares in the offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On January 11, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing, among other things, the offering price and the number of Shares to be sold in the offering, which press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this report that are not strictly historical in nature constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Companys issuance of the Shares and the amount of proceeds from the offering and the closing of the offering. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results to be materially different from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For example, there are risks associated with the Underwriters fulfilling their obligations to purchase the Shares and the Companys ability to satisfy certain conditions precedent to the closing of the offering. Risk factors that may cause actual results to differ are discussed in the Companys SEC filings, including its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 10, 2013 and its final prospectus supplement for this offering, which was filed on January 14, 2013. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. The Company is providing this information as of the date hereof and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this report as a result of new information or future events or otherwise.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit |
Description | |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2013 | |
5.1 | Opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP | |
23.1 | Consent of Ropes & Gray LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated January 11, 2013 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AEGERION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
Date: January 14, 2013 | By: | /s/ Anne Marie Cook | ||||
Name: | Anne Marie Cook | |||||
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit |
Description | |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2013 | |
5.1 | Opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP | |
23.1 | Consent of Ropes & Gray LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated January 11, 2013 |