blue-8k_20181201.htm

 

 

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):  December 1, 2018

 

bluebird bio, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

DELAWARE

001-35966

13-3680878

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

60 Binney Street,

Cambridge, MA  

 

02142

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (339) 499-9300

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 Instructions A.2. below):

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01Other Events.

 

On December 1, 2018, bluebird bio, Inc. (“bluebird”) issued a press release announcing data presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (“ASH”) from the completed Phase 1/2 Northstar (HGB-204) study of investigational LentiGlobin product candidate in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia and from the ongoing Phase 1/2 HGB-206 study (Groups A and B) of LentiGlobin product candidate in patients with sickle cell disease.

 

On December 2, 2018, bluebird issued a press release announcing data presented at ASH from the ongoing Phase 1 clinical study of bb21217 (CRB-402) of its investigational next-generation anti-BCMA CAR T cell therapy being investigated in relapsed-refractory multiple myeloma.

 

The full text of bluebird’s press releases regarding these announcements are filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

 

 

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

99.1

  

Press release issued by bluebird bio, Inc. on December 1, 2018 regarding data from HGB-204 study and HGB-206 study (Groups A and B).

99.2

 

Press release issued by bluebird bio, Inc. on December 2, 2018 regarding data from CRB-402 clinical study.

 

 

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:  December 3, 2018

bluebird bio, Inc.


 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jason F. Cole

 

 

 

Jason F. Cole

 

 

 

Chief Legal Officer