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): July 25, 2018 (July 24, 2018)

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

2801 Gateway Drive; Suite 150

Irving, TX 75063

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(972) 865-2219

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 1.01.Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Underwriting Agreement

On July 24, 2018, Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC, Leerink Partners LLC, and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters listed on Schedule I thereto (collectively, the “Underwriters”), in connection with an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock issued and sold by the Company at a price to the public of $72.00 per share ($67.68 per share, net of underwriting discount). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters were granted an option for a period of 30 days to purchase from the Company up to an additional 450,000 shares of Class A common stock, at the same price per share.  

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, and agreements by the Company and customary conditions to closing, obligations of the parties, and termination provisions. Additionally, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments the Underwriters may be required to make because of any of those liabilities. The Offering is expected to close on July 27, 2018, subject to customary closing conditions.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K and oral statements made with respect to information contained in this report may contain disclosures that contain “forward-looking statements,” including, without limitation, statements regarding the anticipated public offering and the anticipated use of proceeds of the offering, the success, cost and timing of our product development activities and clinical trials, our plans to research, develop and commercialize our product candidates, and our ability to obtain and retain regulatory approval of our product candidates.  You can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “believes,” “will,” “may,” “aims,” “plans,” and “expects.”  Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and assumptions.  Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks, and changes in circumstances that may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, which are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance.  Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, (i) the uncertainties related to market conditions and the completion of the public offering on the anticipated terms or at all; (ii) the timing, costs, conduct, and outcome of our clinical trials and future preclinical studies and clinical trials, including the timing of the initiation and availability of data from such trials; (iii) the timing and likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals for our product candidates; (iv) the potential market size and the size of the patient populations for our product candidates, if approved for commercial use, and the market opportunities for our product candidates; and (v) other factors set forth in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, under the caption “Risk Factors.”  The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and, other than as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

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