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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

October 29, 2020

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

Forte Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38052   26-1243872

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1124 W Carson Street

MRL Building 3-320

Torrance, California

  90502
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 618-6994

(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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, par value $0.001 per share   FBRX   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 8.01.

Other Events.

Underwriting Agreement

On October 29, 2020, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., as the representatives of the several underwriters named on Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”), relating to the issuance and sale of 1,403,509 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Underwritten Shares”). The price to the public in the offering is $28.50 per share and the Underwriters have agreed to purchase the shares of common stock from the Company pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement at a price of $28.50 per share. In addition, Forte has granted to the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 210,526 shares of common stock at the public offering price of $28.50 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

The offering is being made pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-224880) (the “Registration Statement) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a related prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as supplemented by a preliminary prospectus supplement dated October 28, 2020, and a final prospectus supplement dated October 29, 2020.

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the executive officers and directors of the Company have entered into “lock-up” agreements with the Underwriters in substantially the form included as Exhibit A to the Underwriting Agreement, which generally prohibit the sale, transfer or other disposition of securities of the Company for a 90-day period, subject to certain exceptions.

The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the Shares in the offering is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated October 29, 2020
  5.1    Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation
23.1    Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


SIGNATURES

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.

 

   

Forte Biosciences, Inc.

Date: October 29, 2020

    By:  

/s/ Paul Wagner

      Paul Wagner
      Chief Executive Officer
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