UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): January 6, 2023 (December 30, 2022)

 

ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-36548		46-0920988
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

2380 Conejo Spectrum Street, Suite 200 Thousand Oaks, CA		91320
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (805) 623-4211

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share		ATRA		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

ITEM 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On December 30, 2022, Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and HCR Molag Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“HCR”), closed the transactions contemplated by that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement dated December 20, 2022 by and between the Company and HCR. At the closing, the Company recorded $31,000,000, net of certain transaction costs, as a royalty financing liability.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 20, 2022 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: January 6, 2023

 

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