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: February 28, 2019
(Date of earliest event reported)
Invitae Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36847 | 27-1701898 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission | (I.R.S. employer | ||
| incorporation or organization) | File Number) | identification number) |
1400 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94103
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(415) 374-7782
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On February 28, 2019, Invitae Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an amendment to that certain Sales Agreement dated November 9, 2018 (as amended, the “Agreement”) with Cowen and Company, LLC (the “Sales Agent”), which amendment increases the amount of common stock that can be sold by the Company under the Agreement from an aggregate offering price of up to $75,000,000 to an aggregate offering price of up to $175,000,000. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company may offer and sell the shares in transactions deemed to be an “at-the-market” offering as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, which shares can be sold by the Company from time to time, depending upon market demand, with the Sales Agent acting as an agent for sales. As of the date hereof, the Company has sold approximately $61.1 million of its common stock pursuant to the Agreement.
The Company will pay the Sales Agent a commission equal to 3% of the gross proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock by it as agent under the Agreement. The Agreement provides that the Company will provide customary indemnification rights to the Sales Agent. The Company has no obligation to sell any shares of common stock pursuant to the Agreement and may at any time suspend sales pursuant to the Agreement. Either party may terminate the Agreement pursuant to the terms of the Agreement without liability of any party.
The shares of common stock will be sold pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 which has been filed by the Company and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on August 24, 2018, and a prospectus supplement filed by the Company with the SEC on February 28, 2019. This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, copies of which are filed or incorporated by reference as Exhibits 1.1 and 1.2 hereto and are incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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.
Dated: February 28, 2019
| INVITAE CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Shelly D. Guyer | |
| Name: | Shelly D. Guyer | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |