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 23, 2014
TG Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
001-32639 (Commission File Number) |
36-3898269 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3 Columbus Circle, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10019
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(212) 554-4484
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On June 23, 2014, TG Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an exclusive licensing agreement (the “Agreement”) with Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (“Ligand”) for the development and commercialization of Ligand’s interleukin-1 receptor associated kinase-4 (“IRAK-4”) inhibitor technology, which currently is in preclinical development for potential use against certain cancers and autoimmune diseases. IRAK-4 is a serine/threonine protein kinase that is a key downstream signaling component of the interleukin-1 receptor and multiple toll-like receptors.
Under the terms of the Agreement, Ligand will receive 125,000 shares of Company common stock, par value $0.001, as an upfront license fee. Ligand will also be eligible to receive maximum potential milestone payments of approximately $207 million upon the achievement of specific clinical, regulatory and commercial milestone events. Additionally, Ligand will be entitled to royalties on the Company’s future net sales of licensed products containing IRAK-4 inhibitors. The basic royalty rate for licensed products covered by Ligand’s issued patents will be 6% for annual sales of up to $1 billion and 9.5% for annual sales in excess of that threshold.
Additionally, Opus Point Partners, LLC, who identified the opportunity and advised the Company on the transaction, will also be entitled to receive a 1% royalty for annual sales of up to $1 billion.
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.
| TG Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: June 27, 2014 | By: | /s/ Sean A. Power |
| Sean A. Power Chief Financial Officer | ||