uniQure N.V. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 7, 2025, uniQure N.V. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Leerink Partners LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of 4,411,764 ordinary shares of the Company (the “Firm Shares”), at a price to the public of $17.00 per ordinary share. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company also granted the Underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days from the date of the Underwriting Agreement, to purchase up to an additional 661,764 ordinary shares of the Company (the “Optional Shares” and together with the Firm Shares, the “Shares”) at the public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions.
The Company estimates that the net proceeds from the Offering will be approximately $70.1 million, or approximately $80.7 million if the Underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase the Optional Shares, in each case, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.
The Shares will be issued pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated January 7, 2025, and an accompanying base prospectus that form a part of the registration statement on Form S-3 that the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2025 (File No. 333-284168), which was automatically effective upon its filing. The closing of the Offering is expected to take place on or about January 10, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions.
A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
The legal opinion of Rutgers & Posch N.V as to the legality of the Shares being offered is being filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On January 8, 2025, the Company issued a press release entitled “uniQure Announces Pricing of its Public Offering.” The full text of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2025, by and between the Company and Leerink Partners LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Rutgers & Posch N.V. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Rutgers & Posch N.V. (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of uniQure N.V. dated January 8, 2025 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document). |
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.
| UNIQURE N.V. | ||
| Date: January 8, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jeannette Potts |
| JEANNETTE POTTS | ||
| Chief Legal and Compliance Officer | ||