Current Report Filing (8-k)
November 07 2017 - 7:17AM
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): November 7, 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
under the Exchange Act.
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act.
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or
Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR
§240.12b-2).
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 2.02.
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Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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On November 7, 2017, Keryx
Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Keryx) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017. A copy of such press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is
incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the investor presentation to be used on an investigator conference call and webcast Keryx will host on November 7, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss its third quarter 2017 financial results and provide
a corporate update is being furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information set forth
in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall
not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
On November 7, 2017, Keryx issued a press release announcing that the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Auryxia
®
(ferric citrate) tablets for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), not on
dialysis. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.3 to this report 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:
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.
(Registrant)
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Date: November 7, 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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