UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 14, 2024
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Arvinas, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-38672 | 47-2566120 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission
File Number) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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5 Science Park 395 Winchester Ave. New Haven, Connecticut | 06511 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 535-1456
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:
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| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, par value $0.001 per share | | ARVN | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 14, 2024, Arvinas Operations, Inc. (the “Company”), a wholly owned, direct subsidiary of Arvinas, Inc., entered into an Amended and Restated License Agreement (the “Amended License Agreement”) with Yale University (“Yale”) pursuant to which the parties amended and restated the license agreement dated July 5, 2013, as amended on May 8, 2014, October 23, 2014, April 1, 2015, January 9, 2019 and June 3, 2019 (together, the “Original Agreement”). The effective date of the Amended License Agreement is June 18, 2024.
In connection with the signing of the Amended License Agreement, the Company made a payment of $14.95 million to Yale, comprising both an upfront payment connected to the Amended License Agreement and an amount related to collaboration income under the Company’s recently announced transaction with Novartis Pharma AG, involving the Company’s product candidate ARV-766 and the Company’s AR-V7 program. The Company will make another $5.0 million payment on the first anniversary of signing. Thereafter, the Company will also pay to Yale (1) up to $15.0 million if it secures approval of the first and second royalty products (as defined in the Amended License Agreement), (2) a low single digit percentage royalty on certain, more narrowly defined “collaboration products,” and (3) a lower single digit royalty on its aggregate worldwide net sales of certain newly defined “meaningfully involved products.” The Company’s obligations under the Original Agreement to pay Yale minimum annual royalties and certain other annual fees have been eliminated and Yale has agreed to release all claims arising previously under the Original Agreement. Other provisions of the Original Agreement, including representations and warranties, annual license maintenance fees, specified development and regulatory milestones, indemnification and termination provisions, remain materially unchanged.
The foregoing summary of the Amended License Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended License Agreement, a copy of which the Company expects to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2024.
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.
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| ARVINAS, INC. |
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| Date: June 18, 2024 | By: | /s/ Randy Teel |
| | Randy Teel Interim Chief Financial Officer |
