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 25, 2012

 

 

TRIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34828   20-1320630

(State of incorporation

or organization)

 

(Commission

file number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

6310 Nancy Ridge Drive, Suite 101

San Diego, CA

(Address of principal executive offices)

92121

(Zip code)

(858) 452-0370

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

 

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In this report, “Trius,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Trius Therapeutics, Inc.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 29, 2011, we received a letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, regarding its review of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. The SEC has requested additional information regarding our Form 10-Q with respect to obligations, consideration, milestones and revenue recognized in the third quarter of 2011 under our Collaboration and License Agreement with Bayer Pharma AG. We do not believe that the SEC’s inquiry will result in changes to the Form 10-Q, but we can provide no assurance in that regard.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “will,” “could,” “would” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “predict,” “estimate,” “should,” “may,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing”, or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements about the anticipated results of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s, or SEC’s, review of our Form 10-K and Form 10-Q disclosures. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. We describe our respective risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could affect the outcome or results of operations in our filings with the SEC. Our forward looking statements reflect our management’s beliefs and assumptions based on information available to our management at the time the statements are made. We caution you that actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecast by our forward looking statements. Except as required under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward looking statements after the distribution of this Form 8-K, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.


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.

 

    Trius Therapeutics, Inc.

Dated: January 25, 2012

    By:   /s/    John P. Schmid
    Name:   John P. Schmid
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer