Current Report Filing (8-k)
January 13 2020 - 7:51AM
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): January 13, 2020
Cytokinetics, Incorporated
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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000-50633
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94-3291317
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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280 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California 94080
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(650) 624-3000
(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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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
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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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange
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Common Stock, par value $0.001
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CYTK
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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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 (§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
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On January 13, 2020, Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Cytokinetics or the Company) announced its Vision 2025 and provided guidance for
corporate milestones expected to occur in 2020. The Companys Vision 2025: Leading with Science, Delivering for Patients, articulates its five-year key imperatives enabling Cytokinetics to be a leading muscle biology
biopharmaceutical company that meaningfully improves the lives of patients with diseases of impaired muscle function through access to novel medicines arising from its research.
Key imperatives for Vision 2025 include:
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Achieve regulatory approvals for at least two drugs arising from our pipeline
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Build commercial capabilities to market and sell our medicines reflective of their innovation and value
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Generate sustainable and growing revenues from product sales
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Double our development pipeline to include ten therapeutic programs
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Expand our discovery platform to muscle energetics, growth and metabolism
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Be the science-driven company people want to join and partner with
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In addition, the Company announced its expected 2020 milestones.
Expected 2020 Milestones
Cardiac Muscle Programs
Omecamtiv mecarbil (cardiac myosin activator)
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Second interim analysis of GALACTIC-HF (Global Approach to
Lowering Adverse Cardiac Outcomes Through Improving Contractility in Heart Failure), the Phase 3 cardiovascular outcomes clinical trial of omecamtiv mecarbil, in Q1 2020.
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Topline results from GALACTIC-HF in Q4 2020.
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Complete enrollment in METEORIC-HF (Multicenter Exercise
Tolerance Evaluation of Omecamtiv Mecarbil Related to Increased Contractility in Heart Failure), the second Phase 3 trial of omecamtiv mecarbil, in 2020.
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Conduct commercial readiness and develop co-promotion plan in
collaboration with Amgen in 2020.
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AMG 594 (cardiac troponin activator)
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Complete Phase 1 SAD/MAD study of AMG 594 in 2H 2020.
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CK-3773274 (CK-274, cardiac myosin inhibitor)
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Conduct REDWOOD-HCM, the Phase 2 clinical trial of CK-274 designed to determine the safety and tolerability of CK-274 in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM), in 2020.
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CK-3772271 (CK-271, cardiac myosin inhibitor)
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File IND and initiate Phase 1 study in 1H 2020.
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Skeletal Muscle Programs
Reldesemtiv
(fast skeletal muscle troponin activator, FSTA)
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Engage with regulatory and reimbursement authorities in 2020 to prepare for a potential Phase 3 clinical trial
and registration program for reldesemtiv in patients with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
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CK- 3762601 (CK-601, next-generation FSTA)
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Advance CK-601 in IND-enabling
studies in 2020.
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Ongoing Research
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Continue research activities directed to the cardiac and skeletal sarcomere and our other muscle biology research
programs.
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Expect to continue research in collaboration with Astellas directed to the discovery of next-generation skeletal
muscle activators through 2020, subject to current negotiations.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This current report contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Act).
Cytokinetics claims the protection of the Acts Safe Harbor for forward-looking statements. Examples of such statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to Cytokinetics and its partners research and development
and commercial readiness activities, including the initiation, conduct, design, enrollment, progress, continuation, completion, timing and results of clinical trials, Cytokinetics ability to ensure commercial readiness and develop co-promotion plans in collaboration with Amgen; the significance and utility of pre-clinical study and clinical trial results; planned interactions with regulatory authorities
and the outcomes of such interactions, including discussions in preparation for a potential Phase 3 clinical trial and registration program for reldesemtiv in patients with ALS; the expected timing of events and milestones; and the properties and
potential benefits of Cytokinetics drug candidates. Such statements are based on managements current expectations, but actual results may differ materially due to various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to
Cytokinetics need for additional funding and such additional funding may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all; potential difficulties or delays in the development, testing, regulatory approvals for trial commencement, progression or
product sale or manufacturing, or production of Cytokinetics drug candidates that could slow or prevent clinical development or product approval; patient enrollment for or conduct of clinical trials may be difficult or delayed; the FDA or
foreign regulatory agencies may delay or limit Cytokinetics or its partners ability to conduct clinical trials; Amgens and Astellas decisions with respect to the design, initiation, conduct, timing and continuation of
development activities for omecamtiv mecarbil and reldesemtiv, respectively; Cytokinetics may incur unanticipated research and development and other costs; standards of care may change, rendering Cytokinetics drug candidates
obsolete; and competitive products or alternative therapies may be developed by others for the treatment of indications Cytokinetics drug candidates and potential drug candidates may target. For further information regarding these and other
risks related to Cytokinetics business, investors should consult Cytokinetics filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and Cytokinetics actual results
of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which it operates, may differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this current report. Any forward-looking statements that Cytokinetics
makes in this current report speak only as of the date of this current report. Cytokinetics assumes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this
current report.
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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CYTOKINETICS, INCORPORATED
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Date: January 13, 2020
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By:
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/s/ Ching Jaw
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Ching Jaw
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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