Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): June 20, 2017

AVEXIS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-37693		90-1038273
(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2275 Half Day Rd, Suite 200

Bannockburn, Illinois 60015

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 572-8280

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 20, 2017, AveXis, Inc. (the “ Company ”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”) with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Jefferies LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters named on Schedule I thereto (the “ Underwriters ”), to issue and sell 3,575,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the “ Shares ”) in an underwritten public offering (the “ Offering ”) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-216841) and a related prospectus and prospectus supplement, in each case filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”). The offering price to the public is $70.00 per Share. In addition, the Company granted the Underwriters an option to purchase, for a period of 30 days, up to an additional 536,250 shares of common stock (the “ Option ”), which the Underwriters have elected to exercise in full. The net proceeds from the Offering will be approximately $269.8 million with the Underwriters exercising the Option in full, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. The Company expects the Offering to close on June 26, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit. A copy of the legal opinion of Cooley LLP as to the legality of the Shares (including the Option) to be issued and sold in the Offering is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On June 20, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Offering. A copy of the press release is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number		Exhibit Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated June 20, 2017.
5.1		Opinion of Cooley LLP.
23.1		Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
99.1		Press Release, dated June 20, 2017, titled “AveXis Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock.”

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. Any statements contained herein that do not describe historical facts, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the anticipated use of proceeds of the Offering and the timing of completion of the Offering, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the risks identified in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including those described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as well as those discussed in the prospectus supplement related to the Offering, and subsequent filings with the SEC. Any of these risks and uncertainties could materially and adversely affect the Company’s results of operations, which would, in turn, have a significant and adverse impact on the Company’s stock price. The Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date they were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events except as required by law.

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: June 22, 2017	AVEXIS, INC.


	By:	/s/ Sean P. Nolan
		Sean P. Nolan
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number		Exhibit Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated June 20, 2017.
5.1		Opinion of Cooley LLP.
23.1		Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
99.1		Press Release, dated June 20, 2017, titled “AveXis Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock.”