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): August 2, 2018

 

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Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

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Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

001-35668

(Commission

File Number)

22-3868459

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

10 Hudson Yards, 37th Floor

New York, NY 10001

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 747-1000

 

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation 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))

 

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 2.02.Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On August 2, 2018, Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018. A copy of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

Description

99.1 Press Release issued August 2, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

Description

99.1 Press Release issued August 2, 2018

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

  INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
       
       
  By: /s/ Sandip Kapadia  
    Name: Sandip Kapadia
    Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
         

 

 

 

Date: August 2, 2018