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):  February 17, 2017

 

INCYTE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

(302) 498-6700

(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)

 

N/A

(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 1.01                                           Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Incyte Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a letter agreement, dated February 17, 2017 (the “Baker Exchange Agreement”) with certain entities (the “Baker Entities”) affiliated with Julian C. Baker, a director of the Company, pursuant to which the Baker Entities agreed to exchange $259,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 0.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”) and $274,500,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes” and, together with the 2018 Notes, the “Notes”) for an aggregate of 10,610,782 shares of the Company’s common stock, $.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”).  The shares of Common Stock to be issued in exchange for the Notes represent the number of shares into which the Notes were convertible together with an additional negotiated number of shares.  The description of the Baker Exchange Agreement in this report is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Baker Exchange Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02                                           Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

On February 17, 2017, the Company entered into separately negotiated agreements (the “Exchange Agreements”) with a limited number of holders of the 2018 Notes and the 2020 Notes pursuant to which such holders agreed to exchange $86,764,000 in aggregate principal amount of 2018 Notes and $73,724,000 in aggregate principal amount of 2020 Notes for the shares of Common Stock into which such Notes were convertible, aggregating 3,100,708 shares, and an aggregate of 25,074 additional shares of Common Stock and approximately $7.5 million in cash.

 

The issuances of the shares of Common Stock in exchange for the Notes pursuant to the Baker Exchange Agreement and the Exchange Agreements are being made in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) thereof.  The Company expects to complete the exchanges pursuant to the Baker Exchange Agreement and the Exchange Agreements during the week of February 20, 2017.  Additional information pertaining to the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Baker Exchange Agreement is set forth in Item 1.01 hereof and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

The statement above with respect to the anticipated timing of the completion of the exchanges is a forward-looking statement within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This forward-looking statement is subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and logistics involved in the delivery of the securities being exchanged. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update this forward-looking statement except to the extent required by law or regulations.

 

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                 Exhibits

 

10.1                        Letter Agreement dated February 17, 2017 among Incyte Corporation and the entities named therein.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

Dated: February 21, 2017
	INCYTE CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ David W. Gryska
		David W. Gryska
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Letter Agreement dated February 17, 2017 among Incyte Corporation and the entities named therein.

 

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