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 31, 2016
Endocyte, Inc. | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware | 001-35050 | 35-1969-140 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
3000 Kent Avenue, Suite A1-100, West Lafayette, Indiana |
47906 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 765-463-7175
Not Applicable | ||
Former name or former address, if changed since last report |
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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The information contained in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
On March 31, 2016 the United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a final order with mandate to dismiss the shareholder class action lawsuit filed in 2014 against Endocyte Inc., a leader in developing small molecule drug conjugates, and certain of its officers, directors and underwriters in connection with the events leading up to cessation of the PROCEED Phase 3 clinical trial.
On April 19, 2016 the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana dismissed, without prejudice, the shareholder derivative lawsuit that was filed in 2014 against all of Endocyte’s current directors.
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.
Endocyte, Inc. | |||
April 20, 2016 | By: | /s/ Beth A. Taylor | |
Name: Beth A. Taylor | |||
Title: Corporate Controller |