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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Kite Pharma, Inc. | d33753dex991.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): October 20, 2015
Kite Pharma, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36508 | 27-1524986 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 2225 Colorado Avenue Santa Monica, California |
90404 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 824-9999
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) |
| ¨ | 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 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 20, 2015, Kite Pharma, Inc. (“Kite”) issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a
patent license agreement (the “License”) with the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”). Pursuant to the License, Kite holds an exclusive, worldwide license to certain intellectual property related to T cell receptor-based product candidates that target MAGE A3 and A3/A6 antigens. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed as part of this Current Report:
| 99.1 | Press Release of Kite issued October 20, 2015. |
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: October 20, 2015 | KITE PHARMA, INC. (Registrant) | |||
| By: | /s/ Cynthia M. Butitta | |||
| Name: | Cynthia M. Butitta | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | |||