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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): March 15, 2017
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-23186 | 62-1413174 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
4505 Emperor Blvd., Suite 200
Durham, North Carolina 27703
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(919) 859-1302
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
________________________________________
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 15, 2017, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(the “Company”) entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with 667, L.P. and Baker Brothers Life Sciences, L.P. (collectively, the “Baker Entities”), both of which are existing stockholders of the Company. Under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed that, if at any time and from time to time after May 12, 2017, the Baker Entities demand that the Company register for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the shares of the Company’s common stock held by the Baker Entities, the Company would be obligated to effect such registration. The Company’s registration obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement cover all shares of the Company’s common stock now held or later acquired by the Baker Entities, will continue in effect for up to ten years, and include the Company’s obligation to facilitate certain underwritten public offerings of its common stock by the Baker Entities in the future. The Registration Rights Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and the foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 |
Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 15, 2017, by and between BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 667, L.P., and Baker Brothers Life Sciences, L.P.
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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.
| Dated: March 17, 2017 | BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Alane Barnes | |
| Alane Barnes | ||
| Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 15, 2017, by and between BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 667, L.P., and Baker Brothers Life Sciences, L.P. |