UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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):  February 28, 2020

 

 

GlycoMimetics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

9708 Medical Center Drive

Rockville, MD 20850

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(240) 243-1201

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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:

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

 

 

Indícate 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 February 28, 2020, GlycoMimetics, Inc. (the “Registrant” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019. A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02, and 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 liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any of the Registrant’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any incorporation language in such a filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

 

Item 8.01  Other Events.

 

On January 22, 2019, the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) adopted the GlycoMimetics, Inc. Inducement Plan (the “Inducement Plan”). The Compensation Committee also adopted a form of stock option grant notice and stock option agreement (the “Related Agreements”) for use with the Inducement Plan. A total of 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) have been reserved for issuance under the Inducement Plan, subject to adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits, or other changes in the Company’s Common Stock or capital structure.

 

The purpose of the Inducement Plan is to secure and retain the services of eligible employees, to provide incentives for such eligible employees to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company, and to provide such eligible employees an opportunity to benefit from increases in value of the Company’s Common Stock through the granting of certain stock awards. The Inducement Plan was approved by the Compensation Committee without stockholder approval pursuant to Nasdaq Stock Market Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), and is to be utilized exclusively for the grant of stock awards to individuals who were not previously an employee or non-employee director of the Company (or following a bona fide period of non-employment with the Company) as an inducement material to such individual’s entry into employment with the Company, within the meaning of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).  

 

The Inducement Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee.  Stock awards under the Inducement Plan may only be granted by: (i) the Compensation Committee, (ii) another committee of the Board composed solely of at least a majority of the members of the Board who meet the requirements for independence under the Nasdaq Stock Market Listing Rules (“Independent Directors”), or (iii) at the Board level by at least a majority of the Independent Directors, with non-Independent Directors abstaining (the foregoing subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) are collectively referred to as the “Committee”). 

 

The Committee may choose to grant (i)  nonstatutory stock options, (ii) stock appreciation rights, (iii) restricted stock awards, (iv) restricted stock unit awards, and (v) other stock awards to eligible recipients, with each grant to be evidenced by an award agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of the grant as determined by the Committee in accordance with the terms of the Inducement Plan.

 

The foregoing description of the Inducement Plan and Related Agreements is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Inducement Plan and Related Agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.21 and 10.22, respectively, to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2020.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. 

 

(d) Exhibits

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

 

 

GLYCOMIMETICS REPORTS HIGHLIGHTS AND FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR

FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END 2019

 

 

ROCKVILLE, MD, February 28, 2020 — GlycoMimetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLYC) today reported its financial results for the year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019 and highlighted recent company events including several accomplishments reported to date in 2020.  Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2019 were $158.2 million.

“GlycoMimetics ended 2019 with robust support from investigators for our uproleselan Phase 3 registration program in relapsed/refractory AML as well as our collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on a multi-center clinical trial evaluating the drug candidate in newly diagnosed patients fit for chemotherapy. The two trials have raised awareness of our clinical data to date suggesting that uproleselan may be clearly differentiated from other drugs in development in AML.  Endpoints from the two studies have potential to demonstrate that uproleselan could both extend survival and ameliorate the severe side effects experienced by patients following standard treatment,” commented Rachel King, Chief Executive Officer.

“Given our current cash position, we are confident that we can move through key milestones in the uproleselan program, advance our other pipeline programs, and continue to leverage our unique glycochemistry platform to deliver important and potentially game-changing treatments to patients and caregivers.  With regard to Pfizer’s recent decision to return rivipansel rights to us, we look forward to reviewing the full Phase 3 clinical data set and will work to determine what, if any, next steps to take,” she added.

Uproleselan

 

Rivipansel

 

GMI-1359

 

Fourth Quarter and Year-end 2019 Financial Results:

 

 

Research and development expenses increased by $6.9 million to $47.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, from $40.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2018. These increases were primarily the result of increased clinical costs related to our randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate uproleselan in individuals with relapsed/refractory AML and costs associated with the Phase 2/3 randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate uproleselan in older adults with previously untreated AML who are suitable for intensive chemotherapy which is being conducted by the NCI. The NCI trial opened for enrollment in early 2019 and enrolled the first patient in April 2019. Personnel-related and stock-based compensation expenses increased due to an increase in clinical headcount and annual stock option awards granted in 2019.

 

 

The Company will host a conference call and webcast today at 8:30 a.m. ET.  The dial-in number for the conference call is (844) 413-7154 for domestic participants and (216) 562-0466 for international participants, with participant code 4169765. A webcast replay will be available via the “Investors” tab on the GlycoMimetics website for 30 days following the call. A dial-in phone replay will be available for 24 hours after the close of the call by dialing (855) 859-2056 for domestic participants and (404) 537-3406 for international participants, participant code 4169765.

 

 

 

About Uproleselan (GMI-1271) and GMI-1687

Discovered and developed by GlycoMimetics, uproleselan and GMI-1687 are investigational, first-in-class, targeted inhibitors of E-selectin.  Uproleselan (yoo’ pro le’ sel an), currently in a comprehensive Phase 3 development program in AML, has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adult AML patients with relapsed or refractory disease. Uproleselan is designed to block E-selectin (an adhesion molecule on cells in the bone marrow) from binding with blood cancer cells as a targeted approach to disrupting well-established mechanisms of leukemic cell resistance within the bone marrow microenvironment. In a Phase 1/2 clinical trial, uproleselan was evaluated in both newly diagnosed elderly and relapsed or refractory patients with AML. In both populations, patients treated with uproleselan together with standard chemotherapy achieved better-than-expected remission rates and overall survival compared to historical controls, which have been derived from results from third-party clinical trials evaluating standard chemotherapy, as well as lower-than-expected induction-related mortality rates. Treatment in these patient populations was generally well-tolerated, with fewer than expected adverse effects.

GMI-1687 is a rationally designed, innovative antagonist of E-selectin that is potentially suitable for subcutaneous (SC) administration. When given by SC injection in preclinical models, GMI-1687 has been observed to have equivalent activity to uproleselan, but at an approximately 1,000-fold lower dose. GlycoMimetics believes that GMI-1687 could be developed as a potential life-cycle expansion to broaden the clinical usefulness of an E-selectin antagonist to conditions where outpatient treatment is preferred or required. GMI-1687 is currently undergoing investigational new drug (IND)-enabling studies.

About GMI-1359

GMI-1359 is designed to simultaneously inhibit both E-selectin and CXCR4. E-selectin and CXCR4 are both adhesion molecules involved in tumor trafficking and metastatic spread. Preclinical studies indicate that targeting both E-selectin and CXCR4 with a single compound could improve efficacy in the treatment of cancers that involve the bone marrow such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and multiple myeloma or in solid tumors that metastasize to the bone, such as prostate cancer and breast cancer, as well as in osteosarcoma, a rare pediatric tumor. GMI-1359 has completed a Phase 1 clinical trial in healthy volunteers. The newly initiated Phase 1b clinical study in breast cancer patients is designed to enable investigators to identify an effective dose of the drug candidate and to generate initial biomarker data around the drug’s activity.  GMI-1359 has received Orphan Drug Designation and Rare Pediatric Disease Designation from the FDA for the treatment of osteosarcoma, a rare cancer affecting about 900 adolescents a year in the United States.

About GlycoMimetics, Inc.

GlycoMimetics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of novel glycomimetic drugs to address unmet medical needs resulting from diseases in which carbohydrate biology plays a key role.  GlycoMimetics’ wholly-owned drug candidate, uproleselan, an E-selectin antagonist, was evaluated in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial as a potential treatment for AML and is being evaluated across a range of patient populations including a Company-sponsored Phase 3 trial in relapsed/refractory AML. GlycoMimetics has also completed a Phase 1 clinical trial with another wholly-owned drug candidate, GMI-1359, a combined CXCR4 and E-selectin antagonist. GlycoMimetics is located in Rockville, MD in the BioHealth Capital Region. Learn more at www.glycomimetics.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company’s strategy and the clinical development and potential benefits and impact of its drug candidates. These forward-looking statements include those relating to the planned clinical development of the Company’s product candidates, including expectations with regard to the enrollment of patients in its ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial, and its other plans for its current cash resources. Actual results may differ materially from those in these forward-looking statements. For a further description of the risks associated with these statements, as well as other risks facing GlycoMimetics, please see the risk factors described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 28, 2020, and other filings GlycoMimetics makes with the SEC from time to time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release, and GlycoMimetics undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, except as may be required by law.

Source: GlycoMimetics, Inc.

GlycoMimetics Contacts

 

Investor Contact:

Shari Annes

Phone: 650-888-0902

Email: sannes@annesassociates.com

 

Media Contact:

Jamie Lacey-Moreira

Phone: 410-299-3310

Email: jamielacey@presscommpr.com

 

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