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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): August 11, 2014

 


 

KYTHERA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

001-35663

 

03-0552903

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

30930 Russell Ranch Road, Third Floor
Westlake Village, CA 91362

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 587-4500

 


 

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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 



 

Item 8.01                                           Other Events.

 

On August 11, 2014, KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release announcing it submitted a New Drug Submission (NDS) to Health Canada seeking approval for the company’s investigational drug, ATX-101 (deoxycholic acid), as an injectable treatment for the reduction of submental fat. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                 Exhibits.

 

Reference is made to the Exhibit Index attached hereto.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date:

August 11, 2014

 

KYTHERA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

/s/ Keith R. Leonard

 

 

 

Keith R. Leonard, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release dated August 11, 2014.

 

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