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): May 23, 2017
GlycoMimetics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-36177 |
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06-1686563 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer |
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)
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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
On May 23, 2017, GlycoMimetics, Inc. (the “Company”) terminated its Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”), dated March 1, 2016, with Cowen and Company, LLC (“Cowen”), pursuant to which the Company could from time to time sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $40.0 million through Cowen as sales agent. Prior to termination, the Company sold an aggregate of 2,057,438 shares of its common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement for gross proceeds of $11,941,950.
The foregoing description of the Sales Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on March 1, 2016 and is incorporated herein by reference.