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: March 15, 2017

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

LOXO ONCOLOGY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-36562

 

46-2996673

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

281 Tresser Blvd., 9th Floor
Stamford, CT

 

06901

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(203) 653-3880

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

 

(a) Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accountant

 

On March 15, 2017, the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Loxo Oncology, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the dismissal of CohnReznick LLP (“CohnReznick”) as the Company’s independent registered public accountant.

 

CohnReznick’s reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

 

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, and through March 15, 2017, (i) there have been no “disagreements” (as that term is used in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) between the Company and CohnReznick on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of CohnReznick would have caused CohnReznick to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for such years, and (ii) there were no “reportable events” (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K). The Company has given CohnReznick permission to respond fully to the inquiries of the successor auditor concerning this reportable event.

 

The Company has provided CohnReznick with a copy of this Form 8-K and requested that CohnReznick provide the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not CohnReznick agrees with the statements related to them made by the Company in this report. A copy of CohnReznick’s letter, dated March 21, 2017, is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this report.

 

(b) Newly Appointed Independent Registered Public Accountant

 

On March 15, 2017, the Audit Committee approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately, to perform independent audit services for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.

 

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 and through March 15, 2017, neither the Company, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted EY regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered with respect to the consolidated financial statements of the Company, in any case where a written report or oral advice was provided to the Company by EY that EY concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of a “disagreement” (as that term is used in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a “reportable event” (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

16.1

 

Letter from CohnReznick LLP addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated as of March 21, 2017

 

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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.

 

 

 

Loxo Oncology, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: March 21, 2017

By:

/s/ Jennifer Burstein

 

 

Name:

Jennifer Burstein

 

 

Title:

Vice President of Finance and principal financial officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.1

 

Letter from CohnReznick LLP addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated as of March 21, 2017

 

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