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): November 5, 2020

INVITAE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36847

27-1701898

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1400 16th Street,

San Francisco, California

94103

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(415) 374-7782

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

NVTA

The New York Stock Exchange LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On November 5, 2020, Invitae Corporation (the “Company”) filed a prospectus supplement (the “Resale Prospectus Supplement”) to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-230053) covering the resale of up to 16,320,476 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Shares”), which may be used by the selling stockholders identified therein to resell shares of the Company’s Common Stock received by the selling stockholders pursuant to the securities purchase agreement with the selling stockholders dated June 21, 2020. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock by the selling stockholders.

A copy of the legal opinion relating to the legality of the issuance is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

5.1		Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

23.1		Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

Dated: November 9, 2020