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 11, 2016
ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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England and Wales |
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1-37368 |
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Not Applicable |
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(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
101 Park Drive, Milton Park
Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4RY
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(44) 1235 430000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On November 11, 2016, Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the presentation of data at the 2016 Society for Immunotherapy for Cancer (SITC) annual meeting. The posters summarized: (1) preclinical data from the Company’s wholly-owned MAGE-A4 SPEAR™ (Specific Peptide Enhanced Affinity Receptor) T-cells; (2) preclinical data from the Company’s second generation SPEAR T-cell, which is engineered to overcome immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment by blocking the effects of transforming growth factor Beta (TGF-Beta); and (3) a single-patient case study from the Company’s ongoing synovial sarcoma study. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
On November 11, 2016, the Company also issued a press release announcing an oral presentation with updated data on its study of NY-ESO SPEAR T-cells in its ongoing synovial sarcoma trial at the 2016 Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) annual meeting. This presentation included an update to Cohort 1 median survival data. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in Item 8.01 of this Form 8-K (including the attached Exhibit 99.1 and the attached Exhibit 99.2) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing, unless the Company expressly sets forth in such filing that such information is to be considered “filed” or incorporated by reference therein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Report on Form 8-K:
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Description of Exhibit |
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99.1 |
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Press Release concerning presentation of data at SITC meeting dated November 11, 2016. |
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99.2 |
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Press Release concerning presentation of data at CTOS meeting dated November 11, 2016. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: November 14, 2016 |
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/s/ Margaret Henry | |
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Name: |
Margaret Henry |
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Corporate Secretary |