Form 8-K

 

 

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): March 18, 2015

 

 

Spark Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36819   46-2654405

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

3737 Market Street

Suite 1300

Philadelphia, PA

   19104
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 772-7560

 

(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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On March 18, 2015 Spark Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing unaudited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2014.

The text of the press release, and the unaudited financial tables attached thereto, issued on March 18, 2015 were subsequently updated to reflect an immaterial correction in conjunction with the completion of the audit of the Company’s financial statements. On March 23, 2015, the Company posted on its website the corrected copy of the press release announcing its unaudited financial results and such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The corrected unaudited financial tables reflect the following updates: Research and development expenses changed from $16,218,636 to $16,351,005; General and administrative expenses changed from $7,931,320 to $7,863,256; Additional paid-in capital changed from $54,300,528 to $54,364,833; and Accumulated deficit changed from $81,538,301 to $81,602,606. All calculated totals affected by the foregoing changes were also updated. In addition, in the text of the corrected release, the first and second sentences, third paragraph under the heading “Financial Results” were updated to read “Our research and development expenses for the period March 13, 2013 (inception) to December 31, 2013 were $4.9 million and for the year ended December 31, 2014 were $16.4 million. The $11.5 million increase was due to a $7.4 million increase in internal research and development expenses due to increased headcount and a $4.0 million increase in external research and development.”

The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:

 

Exhibit 99.1 Press release posted March 23, 2015 (correcting the press release dated March 18, 2015)

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.

 

SPARK THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: March 23, 2015 By:

/s/ Joseph W. La Barge

Joseph W. La Barge
General Counsel

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit 99.1 Press release posted March 23, 2015 (correcting the press release dated March 18, 2015)