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): 02/19/2009
CV THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 0-21643
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Delaware
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43-1570294
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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3172 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94304
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
650-384-8500
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Items 1.01 and 3.03. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement; Material Modification to Rights of Security
Holders
On February 19, 2009, CV Therapeutics, Inc. (the Company) entered into a Second Amendment to the First Amended
and Restated Rights Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. (the Second Rights Agreement Amendment). The Second Rights Agreement Amendment amends the First Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2000 and
amended on January 28, 2009 (the Rights Agreement), by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.
On
February 2, 1999, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend, which became effective as of February 23, 1999, of one preferred share purchase right (a Right) for each outstanding share of common stock, par value
$.001 per share (the Common Stock), of the Company. The Rights are governed by the Rights Agreement and are currently set to expire on February 1, 2010. The Rights are generally not exercisable until the earlier to occur of
(i) a public announcement that a person or a group of affiliated persons or associated persons has acquired beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and thus become an Acquiring
Person for purposes of the Rights Agreement or (ii) ten business days (or such later date as the Board may determine) following the commencement of, or announcement of an intention to make, a tender offer or exchange offer which would
result in the beneficial ownership by an Acquiring Person of 15% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (the earlier of such dates being called the Distribution Date).
Following the Distribution Date, each Right entitles the registered holder thereof to purchase from the Company one one-hundredth of a share of Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the Preferred Shares) of the Company, at a price of $500.00 per one-hundredth of a Preferred Share, subject to certain antidilution adjustments (the Purchase Price), provided that in the
event a person or a group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an Acquiring Person, each Right, other than any Rights owned by the Acquiring Person, will entitle the holder to acquire shares of Common Stock having a market value of two times
the Purchase Price. In addition, in the event that the Company is acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction where 50% or more of its consolidated assets or earning power are sold to an Acquiring Person, each Right, other than
any Rights owned by the Acquiring Person, will entitle the holder to acquire shares of common stock of the acquiring company having a market value of two times the Purchase Price. The Rights Agreement is described in further detail in Exhibit 10.80
to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending June 30, 2000 and in the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 30, 2009, and the foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by
the descriptions contained in those reports and by reference to the full text of the Rights Agreement, which is filed as Exhibits 10.77 and 4.1, respectively, to such reports.
The Second Rights Agreement Amendment expands the definitions of beneficial ownership and Acquiring Person to expressly take into
account, for purposes of the Rights Agreement and the Rights, ownership of any securities in which an Acquiring Person or any other person that such Acquiring Person is acting in concert with, directly or indirectly has or shares
(i) voting power which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security, with certain exceptions or (ii) investment power which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition of such security. Under the
Second Rights Agreement Amendment, a person is deemed to be acting in concert with another person if such person knowingly acts (whether or not pursuant to an express agreement, arrangement or understanding) in concert with, or towards a
common goal relating to changing or influencing the control of the Company or in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, in parallel with, such other person where (i) each person is conscious of the
other persons conduct and this awareness is an element in their decision-making process and (ii) at least one additional factor supports a determination by the Companys Board of Directors that such persons intended to act in concert
or in parallel with each other. The Second Rights Agreement Amendment further provides that a person will be deemed to be the beneficial owner of any shares of Common Stock that such person has the right to acquire through any agreement, arrangement
or understanding (whether or not in writing) or upon the exercise of any option, warrant or right, through conversion of a security, pursuant to the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement, pursuant to the power to
terminate a repurchase or similar so-called stock borrowing agreement or arrangement, or pursuant to the automatic termination of a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement.
The Second Rights Agreement Amendment has also amended the definition of Acquiring Person such that a person will be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of any shares of the Common Stock that such person has the right to acquire within 60 days or any time thereafter if such person acquired such right to acquire with the purpose or effect of changing or influencing the control of the
Company or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.
The Second Rights Agreement Amendment provides that any
person who beneficially owned 15% or more of the Common Stock at the time the Second Rights Agreement Amendment was adopted, together with any affiliates and associates of that person (each an Existing Holder), shall not be deemed to be
an Acquiring Person for purposes of the Rights Agreement unless the Existing Holder becomes the beneficial owner of additional shares of Common Stock following the time of the adoption of the Second Rights Agreement Amendment (or if such
Existing Holder becomes the beneficial owner of 15% or more
of the outstanding Common Stock at any time after becoming the beneficial owner of less than 15% of the outstanding Common Stock). The foregoing description
of the Second Rights Agreement Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Rights Agreement Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03.
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Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
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On February 19, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted and approved, effective immediately, Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the Amended and Restated Bylaws). The Amended and
Restated Bylaws replace the Companys previous bylaws in their entirety, and generally amend Article III, Sections 5 and 6 and related provisions of those bylaws in an effort to update and enhance the procedures for stockholders to propose
business or nominations to be considered at annual or special meetings and to call special meetings. The amendments revise the bylaws to:
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expand disclosure required by stockholders making proposals or nominations or requesting special meetings to include, among other things, regarding themselves,
their affiliates and any persons with whom they are acting in concert, holdings of synthetic equity, derivatives or short positions in the Company, certain other material interests and relationships that could influence proposals or
nominations and other information that would be required in a proxy statement;
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require stockholders nominating directors to disclose the same information about proposed director nominees that would be required if the director nominee were
submitting a proposal, and require the director nominees to complete a questionnaire and representation and agreement with respect to their background, any voting commitments or compensation arrangements and their commitment to abide by the
Companys governance guidelines;
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expand disclosures regarding proposed business to include a reasonably detailed description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings between proposing
persons and the other stockholders of the Company in connection with the proposed business;
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establish procedures for stockholders calling special meetings, including a requirement to request a record date to call a special meeting and granting the Board of
Directors the ability to reject calling the special meeting if the proposed items of business to be considered at the special meeting are substantially similar to an item of business already presented in the past year to the stockholders;
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require that disclosures provided for in Article III, Sections 5 and 6 and related provisions of the Amended and Restated Bylaws be updated and supplemented so as
to be accurate as of the record date of the meeting and as of ten business days prior to the meeting; and
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clarify that the requirements set forth in the Amended and Restated Bylaws apply to all stockholder proposals and director nominees, other than stockholder
proposals made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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The foregoing description
of the Amended and Restated Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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3.1
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of CV Therapeutics, Inc., adopted February 19, 2009.
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4.1
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Second Amendment to First Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated February 19, 2009.
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Signature(s)
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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CV THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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Date: February 20, 2009
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By:
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/s/ TRICIA BORGA SUVARI
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TRICIA BORGA SUVARI
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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EX-3.1
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of CV Therapeutics, Inc., adopted February 19, 2009.
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EX-4.1
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Second Amendment to First Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated February 19, 2009.
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