8-K 1 form8-k01x22x2016.htm 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 21, 2016
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware | 000-30111 | 76-0474169
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

8800 Technology Forest Place
The Woodlands, Texas 77381
(Address of principal executive
offices and Zip Code)
(281) 863-3000
(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a‑12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a‑12)

o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d‑2(b))

o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e‑4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e‑4(c))

Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On January 21, 2016, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Lex-Gen Woodlands, L.P. (“Lex-Gen Woodlands”), entered into a Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) with TC Houston Office Development, Inc. (“Purchaser”).
Under the Agreement, we agreed to sell our facilities in The Woodlands, Texas (the “Property”) to Purchaser for a purchase price of $21.2 million. Such sale is subject to normal and customary closing conditions, including a study period, which extends until March 21, 2016, subject to extension, during which Purchaser may conduct inspections, analyses and other studies of the Property and may terminate the Agreement in its discretion. Such sale is also subject to the negotiation and execution by the parties of a leaseback agreement with respect to a portion of the Property concurrently with closing.
The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement filed as an exhibit hereto.

Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. | Description
10.1 | — | Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated January 21, 2016, between Lex-Gen Woodlands, L.P. and TC Houston Office Development, Inc.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Date: January 22, 2016 | By: | /s/ Brian T. Crum
|  | Brian T. Crum
|  | Vice President and General Counsel

Index to Exhibits

Exhibit No. | Description
10.1 | — | Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated January 21, 2016, between Lex-Gen Woodlands, L.P. and TC Houston Office Development, Inc.