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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 (Date of earliest event reported): January 10, 2022

 

 

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38276   27-1537290
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

100 Fifth Avenue

Waltham, MA

  02451
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 977-5700

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

 

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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Common Stock   APLS   Nasdaq Global Select Market

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 January 10, 2022, Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) posted on its website a corporate presentation, which it plans to present at the 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Health Care Conference on January 10, 2022. In the corporate presentation, the Company disclosed that based on preliminary financial information it expects to report that it recorded approximately $15 million in net product revenue from sales of EMPAVELI in the United States for the year ended December 31, 2021. The related excerpt from the presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

The Company’s net product revenue figure is preliminary and unaudited, represents management’s estimate as of the date of this report and is subject to completion of the Company’s financial closing procedures. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has not conducted an audit or review of, and does not express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect to, the Company’s net product revenue from sales of EMPAVELI.

The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, 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 in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Excerpt from corporate presentation dated January 2022
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


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.

 

    Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Date: January 10, 2022     By:  

/s/ Timothy Sullivan

      Timothy Sullivan
      Chief Financial Officer
EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

EMPAVELI commercial launch off to a strong start As of December 31, 2021: >95% patient compliance rate >125 start forms submitted FY 2021 U.S. Net Product Sales >75% of C5 switches from Ultomiris ~$15 Million1 • C5 inhibitor switch patients are majority of new EMPAVELI starts Zero cases of meningococcal infection 1. Estimated 2021 EMPAVELI U.S. net product sales are unaudited, preliminary and based on management’s estimate as of the date of this presentation and are subject to completion of the Company’s financial closing procedures. 16