Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On July 10, 2024, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a prospectus supplement to the prospectus included in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-270233), filed with the SEC on March 2, 2023 (the “Registration Statement”), covering the resale from time to time by certain stockholders of up to an aggregate of 3,124,995 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, to satisfy registration rights that the Company granted to such stockholders in connection with the Company’s issuance and sale of 150,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $150,000,000 on April 15, 2024.
A copy of the legal opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP relating to the validity of the Shares is filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and is filed with reference to, and is hereby incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 5.1 | Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
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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.
| RHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| Date: July 10, 2024 | By: | /s/ Hunter Smith |
| Hunter Smith | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||