UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 30, 2015
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-34899 |
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16-1590339 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1380 Willow Road
Menlo Park, California 94025
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 521-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
As previously disclosed, on September 23, 2013, Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Development, Commercialization and License Agreement (the “Agreement”) with F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd (“Roche”), pursuant to which the Company: (i) agreed to develop diagnostic products for clinical use including sequencing systems and consumables based on the Company’s proprietary Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) technology; (ii) granted Roche an exclusive right to commercialize, and an exclusive license to sell, the developed diagnostic products for clinical use, the exclusivity of which is contingent on achieving sales minimums to be established in the future and contingent on Roche not selling for clinical use any new sequencing instrument that competes with any diagnostic instrument system developed under the Agreement; and (iii) agreed to manufacture and supply certain products intended for clinical use as the exclusive supplier to Roche. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company received from Roche a non-refundable up-front payment of $35 million and is eligible to receive up to an additional $40 million based upon the achievement of development milestones. The Agreement has an initial term of 13 years and provisions allowing Roche 5-year renewals.
On November 30, 2015, the Company achieved the final development milestone under the Agreement, entitling the Company to receive an additional payment of $20 million from Roche. Pacific Biosciences has now earned the full $40 million of potential milestone payments pursuant to the Agreement.
SIGNATURE
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.
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Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. |
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/s/ Stephen M. Moore |
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Stephen M. Moore Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Date: December 1, 2015