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): April 15, 2014
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICAL
PARTNERS, INC.
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-33057 | 76-0837053 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
355 Alhambra Circle Suite 1500 Coral Gables, Florida |
33134 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (305) 529-2522
Not Applicable
Former Name or Former address, if changed since last report
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Item 1.01 | Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On April 15, 2014, effective as of April 8, 2014, the Company and BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (BioMarin) entered into Amendment No. 1 to License Agreement (the Amendment), amending in certain respects the License Agreement, dated October 26, 2012 (the License Agreement), between the Company and BioMarin.
The Company intends to submit a FOIA Confidential Treatment Request to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requesting that it be permitted to redact certain portions of the Amendment. The omitted material will be included in the request for confidential treatment.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment. A redacted copy of the Amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits | |
10.1 | Amendment No. 1 to License Agreement, dated effective April 8, 2014, between BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Patrick J. McEnany | |
Patrick J. McEnany | ||
Chairman, President and CEO |
Dated: April 17, 2014
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