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
September 26, 2013
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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Chimerix, Inc. | ||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
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Delaware |
001-35867 |
33-0903395 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| of incorporation) | ||
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2505 Meridian Parkway, Suite 340 Durham, NC |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 806-1074 | ||
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On September 26, 2013, in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, we announced the publication of positive results from our Phase 2 Study CMX001-201 evaluating brincidofovir (CMX001) for the prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients. The article, entitled “CMX001 to Prevent Cytomegalovirus Disease in Hematopoietic-Cell Transplantation,” appears in the September 26th issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (N Engl J Med 369:1227-36).
The information in this Item 8.01 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 8.01 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Chimerix, Inc. dated September 26, 2013. |
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.
| Chimerix, Inc. | |||||
| Dated: September 26, 2013 | |||||
| By: | /s/ Timothy W. Trost | ||||
| Timothy W. Trost | |||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary | |||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Chimerix, Inc. dated September 26, 2013. |