UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 3, 2016

 

 

OREXIGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33415   65-1178822

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

3344 N. Torrey Pines Ct., Suite 200, La Jolla, CA   92037
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 875-8600

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

 

 

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 3, 2016, Takeda Pharmaceuticals reported $13 million for net sales of Contrave® (naltrexone HCI and bupropion HCl extended-release tablets) for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (“Orexigen” or the “Company”) recorded $2.6 million in royalties for Contrave sales for the same period and, according to IMS Health, 185,944 prescriptions of Contrave were filled in this period. At December 31, 2015, Orexigen had approximately $214.0 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.

The information in this report is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and it shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing to this item of this report.

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By filing this report and furnishing this information, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report. The information contained in this report is intended to be considered in the context of the Company’s filings with the SEC and other public announcements that the Company makes, by press release or otherwise, from time to time. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this report, although it may do so from time to time as its management believes is appropriate. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosure.

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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.

 

  OREXIGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: February 3, 2016   By:  

/s/ Michael Narachi

  Name:     Michael Narachi
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer