Current Report Filing (8-k)
October 10 2014 - 5:25PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 6, 2014
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
in Charter)
Delaware |
001-33609 |
30-0520478 |
(State or Other Juris-
diction of Incorporation) |
(Commission
File Number) |
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
4520 East-West Highway, 3rd
Floor
Bethesda, Maryland |
20814 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code: (301) 961-3400
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Under the terms of the
February 19, 2009 agreement between the Company’s affiliate and Abbott Japan Co. Ltd. (“Abbott Japan”) to develop
and commercialize lubiprostone in Japan for the treatment of CIC, Abbott Japan will pay a commercial milestone of $2.5 million
within forty-five (45) days after the end of the month during which the first occurrence of annual net sales of lubiprostone in
Japan exceeds JPY5,000,000,000. After confirming the October 2014 notification by Abbott Japan that annual net sales had exceeded
JPY5,000,000,000 by the end of September 2014, the Company invoiced Abbott Japan for the $2.5 million commercial milestone on October
6, 2014.
SIGNATURE
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.
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SUCAMPO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Date: October 10, 2014 |
By: |
/s/ Thomas J. Knapp |
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Name: Thomas J. Knapp
Title: EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary |
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