8-K 1 a18-36411_18k.htm 8-K

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): October 5, 2018

AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

001-33497 |  | 71-0869350
(Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)
1 Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, NJ |  | 08512
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 662-2000

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 8.01. Other Events

On October 5, 2018, Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. issued a press release announcing that additional positive data in its Pompe disease phase 1/2 study (the “Study”) will be presented at the 23 rd International Annual Congress of the World Muscle Society. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and a slide deck with the latest clinical results from the Study is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press release dated October 5, 2018 titled “Amicus Therapeutics Announces Positive 18-Month Data in Pompe Disease Phase 1/2 Study at 23rd International Annual Congress of the World Muscle Society”.
99.2 |  | October 5, 2018 Slide Deck

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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.

| AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: October 5, 2018 | By: | /s/ Ellen S. Rosenberg
| Name: Ellen S. Rosenberg
| Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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