SEC Form 8-K filed by Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On July 24, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a License, Supply and Commercialization Agreement with Kye Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Kye”), granting Kye the exclusive Canadian commercial rights to AGAMREE® (vamorolone), a novel corticosteroid for the treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (“DMD”) and potentially other indications. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will supply the product to Kye, which will assume full responsibility for obtaining regulatory approval for AGAMREE® for the treatment of DMD from Health Canada and all future aspects of commercialization of the product within Canada. Kye currently markets FIRDAPSE®, the Company’s flagship product for the treatment of Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome, in Canada.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits |
99.1 | Press release issued by the Company on July 24, 2024. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Michael W. Kalb | |||||
Michael W. Kalb | ||||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Dated: July 26, 2024 |
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