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): November 20, 2014
Zafgen, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-36510 | 20-3857670 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 175 Portland Street, 4th Floor Boston, Massachusetts |
02114 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (617) 622-4003
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On November 20, 2014, Zafgen, Inc. (“Zafgen”) entered into a Subscription Agreement with Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corporation (“CKD”), pursuant to which Zafgen issued to CKD 171,750 shares of its restricted Common Stock (the “Shares”) in lieu of a cash payment of $3,250,000, representing fifty percent (50%) of the $6,500,000 milestone payments payable to CKD as a result of Zafgen’s achievement of the second and third milestone events set forth in the parties Exclusive License Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2009, as amended to date, triggered by Zafgen’s initiation of its bestPWS (Beloranib Efficacy Safety and Tolerability in PWS) Phase 3 clinical trial in September 2014.
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: November 21, 2014 | ZAFGEN, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas E. Hughes | |||||
| Thomas E. Hughes, Ph.D. | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||