Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): August 27, 2018

AKCEA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-38137		47-2608175
(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

55 Cambridge Parkway

Suite 100

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 207-0202

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On August 27, 2018, Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (the “ Company ”), an affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that the Company received a Complete Response Letter from the Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the New Drug Application for WAYLIVRA™ (volanesorsen). A copy of the press release is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1	Press Release, dated August 27, 2018, issued by the Company

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.