Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Events.

On June 12, 2018, Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of shares of its common stock. In the offering, the Company sold an aggregate of 8,625,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $9.00 per share, including 1,125,000 shares sold to the underwriters’ full exercise of their option to purchase additional shares to cover over-allotments. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 vktx-ex991_6.htm EX-99.1 vktx-ex991_6.htm   Exhibit 99.1     Viking Therapeutics Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock   SAN DIEGO,…
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About Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX)

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company focuses on the development of therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. The Company’s clinical program, VK5211, is an orally available drug candidate, which is in Phase II clinical trial for acute rehabilitation following non-elective hip fracture surgery. VK5211 is a non-steroidal selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM). Its second program is focused on the development of orally available small molecule thyroid hormone receptor beta agonists. Its two molecules are VK2809 and VK0214. VK2809 is an orally available, tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the thyroid beta receptor that is entering Phase II development for the treatment of patients with hypercholesterolemia and fatty liver disease. It is developing VK0214 for the treatment of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD). It has a pipeline with approximately three additional programs targeting metabolic diseases and anemia.