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): May 3, 2022

COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-36721		27-3615821
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

333 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 600

Redwood City, CA 94065

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 649-3530

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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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		CHRS		The Nasdaq Global Market

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 1.01

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

On May 3, 2022, Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (the “Company”) provided notice of termination to Innovent Biologics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (“Innovent”) of the License Agreement between the Company and Innovent dated January 13, 2020 (the “License Agreement”) effective upon written notice to Innovent. The notice was provided pursuant to Section 13.6 of the License Agreement.

The foregoing description of the License Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the License Agreement, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2020.

Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Conditions

On May 5, 2022, Coherus BioSciences, Inc. issued a press release regarding its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

This information in this Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K and the Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release dated May 5, 2022

104		Cover page Interactive Data file (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.