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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 7, 2021, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion affirming the decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office upholding the validity of all claims of Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated’s (the “Company” or “Corcept”) U.S. Patent No. 10,195,214 (the “’214 patent”) against a post-grant review challenge brought by Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The ‘214 patent expires in 2037.
On November 15, 2021, the Company received a records subpoena from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey (the “NJ USAO”) pursuant to Section 248 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) seeking information relating to the sale and promotion of Korlym, Corcept’s relationships with and payments to health care professionals who can prescribe or recommend Korlym and prior authorizations and reimbursement for Korlym. The NJ USAO has informed Corcept that it is investigating whether any criminal or civil violations by Corcept occurred in connection with the matters referenced in the subpoena. It has also informed Corcept that it does not currently consider Corcept a defendant but rather an entity whose conduct is within the scope of the government’s investigation.
On December 8, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has extended the expiration time of its previously announced tender offer for shares of its Common Stock from one minute after 11:59 P.M., New York City time, on December 7, 2021 until one minute after 11:59 P.M., New York City time, on December 15, 2021 (unless further extended or earlier terminated). A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press Release of Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated, dated December 8, 2021 | |
| 104.1 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document | |
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.
| CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED | ||||||
| Date: December 8, 2021 | By: | /s/ Charles Robb | ||||
| Name: Charles Robb | ||||||
| Title: Chief Business Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT 99.1
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CONTACT: Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated Investor Relations ir@corcept.com www.corcept.com |
Corcept Therapeutics Announces Extension of
Previously Announced Tender Offer
MENLO PARK, Calif., December 8, 2021 — Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CORT) (“Corcept”) a commercial-stage company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs to treat severe metabolic, oncologic and psychiatric disorders by modulating the effects of cortisol, today announced that it has extended the expiration of its previously announced tender offer for shares of its common stock from one minute after 11:59 P.M., New York City time, on December 7, 2021 until one minute after 11:59 P.M., New York City time, on December 15, 2021 (unless further extended or earlier terminated).
Based on information provided by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the depositary for the tender offer, to date, 8,282,336 shares have been tendered for purchase in the tender offer. Stockholders who have validly tendered and not withdrawn their shares do not need to re-tender their shares or take any other action in response to the extension of the tender offer.
The tender offer is contingent upon at least three million shares being tendered. The tender offer is also subject to terms and conditions, which are described in detail in the offer to purchase. Except for the extension of the expiration of the tender offer as set forth above, the terms and conditions of the tender offer remain the same.
None of Corcept, the members of its Board of Directors, the dealer manager, the financial advisor, the information agent or the depositary for the tender offer makes any recommendation as to whether or not any stockholder should participate in the tender offer or as to the purchase price or purchase prices at which stockholders may choose to tender their shares.
The sole dealer manager for the tender offer is Truist Securities, Inc. D.F. King is serving as the information agent for the tender offer and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company is serving as the depositary. Canaccord Genuity LLC is serving as a financial advisor. For all questions relating to the tender offer, please contact the information agent, D.F. King & Co., Inc. at cort@dfking.com or call toll-free at 1 (800) 431-9646, or call the dealer manager, Truist Securities, Inc. at 1 (404) 926-5832.
About Corcept Therapeutics
Corcept is a commercial-stage company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs to treat severe metabolic, oncologic and psychiatric disorders by modulating the effects of the hormone cortisol. Korlym® was the first drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for patients with Cushing’s syndrome. Corcept has discovered a large portfolio of proprietary compounds that selectively modulate the effects of cortisol. The company owns extensive United States and foreign intellectual property covering the composition of its selective cortisol modulators and the use of cortisol modulators to treat a variety of serious disorders.