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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
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 1, 2014
Cytokinetics, Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-50633 | 94-3291317 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 280 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California |
94080 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 624 - 3000
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 2, 2014, Cytokinetics, Inc. issued a press release announcing that additional results from BENEFIT-ALS (Blinded Evaluation of Neuromuscular Effects and Functional Improvement with Tirasemtiv in ALS) were presented yesterday during the Joint Congress of European Neurology at the International Congress Center in Istanbul, Turkey. The new data from BENEFIT-ALS were presented by Jeremy M. Shefner, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology at the Upstate Medical University, State University of New York and the Lead Investigator for BENEFIT-ALS.
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
| Cytokinetics, Incorporated | ||||||||
| June 2, 2014 | By: | /s/ Sharon Barbari | ||||||
| Name: | Sharon Barbari | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 2, 2014 | |