DARA BioSciences, Inc. - FORM 8-K - September 17, 2012
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): September 12, 2012
DARA BioSciences, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware
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0-19410
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04-3216862
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
file number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
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| 8601 Six Forks Road, Suite 160, Raleigh, North Carolina | 27615 | |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 919-872-5578
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.
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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 12, 2012, DARA BioSciences, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a distribution and license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Helsinn Healthcare SA (“Helsinn”). Under the License Agreement, Helsinn granted the Company an exclusive license to distribute, promote, market and sell Gelclair® for treatment of certain approved indications in the United States and the right to subcontract certain of those licensed rights to subcontractors. Gelclair® is an FDA-cleared product indicated for the treatment of oral mucositis. Under the License Agreement, the Company is obligated to launch Gelclair® in the United States within six months of September 12, 2012 and is obligated to meet minimum sales thresholds during the License Agreement’s ten-year term. The License Agreement also provides that the Company will receive exclusive rights to distribute, promote, market and sell Gelclair® for an additional indication if Helsinn is able to obtain regulatory approval for such indication, and Helsinn shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such regulatory approval according to certain timelines.
Under the License Agreement, the Company is required to make certain up-front, milestone, sales performance and royalty payments to Helsinn. The License Agreement requires the Company to pay Helsinn specified royalties based on sales of Gelclair® in the United States by the Company or its subcontractors.
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.
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DARA BioSciences, Inc.
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Dated: September 17, 2012
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By:
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/s/ David J. Drutz | |
| Name: David J. Drutz | |||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | |||
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