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): January 7, 2019

APTEVO THERAPEUTICS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

001-37746

81-1567056

(State or Other Juris-

diction of Incorporation

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2401 4th Avenue, Suite 1050

Seattle, Washington

98121

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (206) 838-0500

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item. 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 7, 2019, Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. (“Aptevo”) issued a press release providing estimated U.S. sales of IXINITY in 2018 and current cash as of December 31, 2018. A copy of Aptevo’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item. 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Aptevo has prepared investor presentation materials with information about Aptevo, which it intends to use as part of investor presentations. A copy of the investor presentation materials to be used by management for presentations is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K in Item 2.02 and Item 7.01, including the attached Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Number		Description

99.1		Press release, dated January 7, 2019

99.2		Presentation of Aptevo Therapeutics Inc., dated January 2019

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.