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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS INC | d627179dex991.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): November 11, 2013
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35935 | 20-0216859 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
| 270 E. Grand Avenue South San Francisco, California |
94080 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 246-7300
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 11, 2013, Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release announcing initial positive results from a Phase 2 proof-of-concept study of (pINN) Andexanet alfa, formerly PRT4445, its investigational Factor Xa inhibitor antidote, in healthy volunteers who were administered the Factor Xa inhibitor XARELTO® (rivaroxaban). A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 11, 2013. | |
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.
| Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||||||
| Dated: November 12, 2013 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Mardi C. Dier | |||||
| Mardi C. Dier | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 11, 2013. | |