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): September 28, 2018
MELINTA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-35405 | 45-4440364 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 300 George Street, Suite 301, New Haven, CT | 06511 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (908) 617-1309
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 1.01. | Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On September 28, 2018, Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) and A. Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.R.L. (“Menarini”) entered into a license agreement (the “Agreement”), under which Menarini has acquired the exclusive rights to co-develop and commercialize Vabomere™ (meropenem and vaborbactam), Orbactiv® (oritavancin) and Minocin® (minocycline) for injection (collectively, the “Products”) in 68 countries in Europe, Asia-Pacific including China, South Korea, and Australia (Japan excluded), and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) including Russia.
In consideration for the license, Melinta is entitled to receive (i) an upfront licensing fee of €17 million, (ii) royalties on annual net sales of the Products in the licensed territory, with the royalty percentage based on the ratio of the transfer price for a Product to net sales for such Product during the year (and subject to certain adjustments, including upon loss of market exclusivity for a Product in a given country), and (iii) regulatory, launch, and sales milestone payments that could exceed €100 million in the aggregate, including €15 million payable upon the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approval of the marketing authorization application (MAA) for Vabomere.
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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.
| Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Peter J. Milligan | |
| Peter J. Milligan | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: October 2, 2018
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