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 19, 2016
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36070 | 26-0038620 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| Two Corporate Drive South San Francisco, California |
94080 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 365-5600
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On January 19, 2016, GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”) informed Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. (“FivePrime”) that the U.S. Attorney’s Office had arrested and charged certain individuals, including two former GSK employees, with theft of trade secrets from GSK, which theft included information related to FP-1039, FivePrime’s FGF ligand trap product candidate, which is partnered with GSK. On January 20, 2016, the U.S. Attorney’s Office issued a press release announcing indictments of these individuals. GSK informed FivePrime that the former GSK employees that were arrested and charged no longer have any access to GSK’s systems and their employment with GSK has terminated. FivePrime is investigating this matter to obtain additional information regarding this matter and its impact on FP-1039 and FivePrime.
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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.
| Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Francis Sarena | |
| Francis Sarena | ||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||
Dated: January 20, 2016
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