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): January 7, 2019

 

 

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-14895		93-0797222
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

215 First Street

Suite 415

Cambridge, MA 02142

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(617) 274-4000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

 

 

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Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 7, 2019, Douglas S. Ingram, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) disclosed certain preliminary financial information for the year ended December 31, 2018 during the Company’s presentation at the 37th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (the “Conference”) and in discussions with third parties at the Conference. Specifically, the Company disclosed its cash position of $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2018 and that the Company generated approximately $84.4 million in revenue (unaudited) in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018, and approximately $301 million in revenue (unaudited) in the year ended December 31, 2018 from sales of EXONDYS 51^® (eteplirsen) Injection. A copy of the slide presentation associated with this announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 2.02 is unaudited and preliminary, and does not present all information necessary for an understanding of the Company’s financial condition as of December 31, 2018 and its results of operations for the three months and year ended December 31, 2018. The audit of the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 is ongoing and could result in changes to the information in this Item 2.02.

 

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

The disclosure in Item 2.02 above is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

The slides presented by Mr. Ingram at the Conference on January 7, 2019 are furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this report and Exhibit 99.1 to this report is furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if such subsequent filing specifically references the information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this report.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. Presentation at the 37th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, dated January 7, 2019.

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.

 

Date: January 7, 2019