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

 

 

September 11, 2013

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

Chimerix, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-35867   33-0903395
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)        

 

2505 Meridian Parkway, Suite 340    
Durham, NC   27713
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 

 

Item 8.01Other Events.

 

On September 11, 2013, in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, we announced results from Study 202, our exploratory Phase 2 study evaluating brincidofovir (CMX001) in hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients with early adenovirus (AdV) infection. Study 202 is the first trial of an antiviral agent in AdV infection. Brincidofovir is an investigational oral nucleotide analog lipid-conjugate that has demonstrated broad-spectrum activity in vitro against all pathogenic families of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) viruses, including herpesviruses, adenoviruses, and polyomaviruses.

 

The information in this Item 8.01 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 8.01 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

   

 

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press Release of Chimerix, Inc. dated September 11, 2013.
 
 

 

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.

 

    Chimerix, Inc.
     
Dated: September 11, 2013    
    By:  /s/ Timothy W. Trost  
      Timothy W. Trost
      Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

 

     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press Release of Chimerix, Inc. dated September 11, 2013.