Current Report Filing (8-k)
April 10 2017 - 5:07PM
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): April 10, 2017
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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000-30929
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13-4087132
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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One Marina Park Drive, 12
th
Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(617)
466-3500
(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 following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act.
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Item 1.01.
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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On April 10, 2017, Keryx
Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Keryx) entered into the First Supplemental Indenture (the First Supplement) to that certain Indenture (the Indenture), dated as of October 15, 2015, between Keryx and The Bank of New
York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. Under the terms of the First Supplement, the $125 million of Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 (the Notes) issued under the Indenture may not be converted by the holders thereof,
currently Baupost Group Securities, L.L.C., until on or after June 8, 2017, except in connection with a fundamental change as defined in the Indenture. After June 8, 2017, the Notes will be convertible entirely into shares of
Keryx common stock or cash depending upon the number of shares of Keryx common stock authorized at the time of such conversion. On or after June 8, 2017, the holders may, at their option, convert the Notes until the maturity date
thereof. The First Supplement also changes the observation period for determining the cash conversion price of the Notes from the five (5) trading days following the conversion date of the Notes to the five (5) trading days preceding the
conversion date of the Notes.
The foregoing summary of the First Supplement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the full text of the First Supplement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K
and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements And Exhibits.
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The following exhibits are furnished herewith:
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10.1
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First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 10, 2017, by and among Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. and the note holder signatory thereto, to the Indenture, dated as of
October 15, 2015.
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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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Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
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(Registrant)
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Date: April 10, 2017
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By:
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/s/ Brian Adams
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Brian Adams
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General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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10.1
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First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 10, 2017, by and among Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. and the note holder signatory thereto, to the Indenture, dated as of
October 15, 2015.
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