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
August 10, 2011
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
AGENUS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 000-29089 | 06-1562417 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 3 Forbes Road Lexington, MA |
02421 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
781-674-4400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On August 10, 2011, Agenus Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with William Blair & Company, L.L.C., acting as representative of the underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to offer and sell 13,725,491 shares of its common stock in an underwritten offering at a price of $0.51 per share (the “Offering”). The Company expects that its chief executive officer will purchase shares in the Offering at the offering price and on the same terms as the other investors purchasing shares in the Offering. The Company expects to receive approximately $6.3 million in net proceeds from the Offering, after underwriting fees and discounts and other offering expenses. The shares are expected to be delivered to the Underwriters on or about August 16, 2011, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The shares are being offered and sold in the Offering pursuant to the Company’s currently effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-164481) (the “Registration Statement”), as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated August 10, 2011.
The above description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is attached to this report as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
A copy of the opinion of Choate, Hall and Stewart LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the shares pursuant to the Offering is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1.
On August 11, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement by and among Agenus Inc. and William Blair & Company, L.L.C., as representative of the underwriters named therein, dated August 10, 2011 | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 11, 2011 issued by Agenus Inc. | |
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.
| AGENUS INC. | ||||||
| Date: August 11, 2011 | By: | /s/ Garo H. Armen | ||||
| Garo H. Armen | ||||||
| Chairman and CEO | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement by and among Agenus Inc. and William Blair & Company, L.L.C., as representative of the underwriters named therein, dated August 10, 2011 | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 11, 2011 issued by Agenus Inc. | |