Current Report Filing (8-k)
December 11 2014 - 4:07PM
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): December 11, 2014
ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-35839 |
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04-3205099 |
(State or other jurisdiction
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(IRS Employer
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500 Arsenal Street, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(617) 607-0800
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Based primarily on an assessment of the competitive landscape of antibiotics for Gram-positive bacterial infections, including acute bacterial skin and skin
structure infections, or ABSSSI, Enanta has decided not to continue development of its antibiotic program for non-biodefense indications. Enanta believes that this decision will allow Enanta to focus its research and financial resources to advance
its other internal proprietary candidates for HCV, including its newly returned NS5A program, and to pursue the growth of its research and development pipeline beyond HCV with additional candidates in infectious disease and other indications with
greater commercial opportunity than Gram-positive infections.
Since September 2011 Enantas antibiotic development program has been funded by the
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, or NIAID, under a contract for the preclinical and early clinical development of Enantas lead antibiotic candidate, EDP-788, for use by the U.S. government as a medical biodefense
countermeasure against multiple bacteria found in anthrax, plague and tularemia. On December 11, 2014, Enanta sent notice to NIAID of Enantas decision to discontinue development of its antibiotic program for non-biodefense indications. Based
on that notice, Enanta expects that NIAID will not pursue further development of EDP-788 solely for biodefense purposes and therefore will likely terminate Enantas contract for convenience in accordance with its terms. Enanta also expects that
any termination for convenience would not trigger material contractual penalties and would likely be followed by an agreement for the orderly conclusion of the NIAID-funded program.
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.
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Date: December 11, 2014 |
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ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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/s/ Paul J. Mellett |
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Paul J. Mellett |
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Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer |
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