ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC. (NASDAQ:RARE) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

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ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC. (NASDAQ:RARE) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously disclosed, on July 27, 2017, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cowen and Company, LLC (“Cowen”) to which the Company may, from time to time, sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”) having an aggregate offering price of up to $150,000,000 (the “ATM Offering”) through Cowen, acting as agent and/or principal. As of March 30, 2018, Shares having an aggregate offering price of $72,581,660 (the “Remaining Shares”) remain to be sold under the Sales Agreement.

On March 30, 2018, the Company and Cowen entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Sales Agreement to which the Company may, from time to time, sell the Remaining Shares.

The Amendment was entered into in connection with the prospectus supplement filed by the Company on March 30, 2018 that relates to the Company’s automatically effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-223123) filed on February 21, 2018. Further information regarding the Sales Agreement may be found in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on July 28, 2017.

A copy of the Amendment is attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report. The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 1.1.

A copy of the opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP relating to the validity of the securities to be issued in the ATM Offering is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report.

Item 1.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. Exhibit
EX-1.1 2 rare-ex11_6.htm EX-1.1 rare-ex11_6.htm Exhibit 1.1 Amendment No. 1 to Sales Agreements This Amendment No. 1 to Sales Agreement,…
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About ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC. (NASDAQ:RARE)

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the identification, acquisition, development, and commercialization of products for the treatment of genetic diseases. The Company is engaged in the identification, acquisition, development and commercialization of products for the treatment of rare and ultra-rare diseases segment. Its pipeline consists of two product categories: biologics, including a monoclonal antibody and enzyme replacement therapies, and small-molecule substrate replacement therapies. KRN23 is a fully human monoclonal antibody administered via subcutaneous injection. Recombinant human beta-glucuronidase (rhGUS), is an intravenous (IV), enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis 7 (MPS 7). It is developing UX007 for oral administration intended as a substrate replacement therapy. It is developing aceneuramic acid extended-release (Ace-ER) for the treatment of GNE myopathy.