Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   June 19, 2008

Cytokinetics, Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 000-50633 94-3291317
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
280 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California   94080
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (650) 624 - 3000

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 19, 2008, Cytokinetics, Incorporated announced that it has agreed to extend the research term under its strategic alliance with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to continue research activities focused towards the mitotic kinesin centromere-associated protein E (CENP-E). The strategic alliance, initiated in June 2001, included an initial five-year research term and has been extended on two prior occasions, in each case with the objective to conduct joint research directed towards CENP-E. The companies have agreed again to extend the research program for an additional year, during which each company, at its own expense, will continue to perform translational research directed towards CENP-E in accordance with an agreed plan.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No. Description
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10.68* Letter Amendment to the Collaboration Agreement, dated June 18, 2008, by and between the Company and Glaxo Group Limited, a GlaxoSmithKline company.

99.1 Extension of Research Term Press Release, dated June 19, 2008.

* Pursuant to a request for confidential treatment, portions of this Exhibit have been redacted from the publicly filed document and have been furnished separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission as required by Rule 24b-2 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.





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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.

         
    Cytokinetics, Incorporated
          
June 19, 2008   By:   /s/ Sharon Barbari
       
        Name: Sharon Barbari
        Title: Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
10.68
  * Letter Amendment to the Collaboration Agreement, dated June 16, 2008, by and between the Company and Glaxo Group Limited, a GlaxoSmithKline company. * Pursuant to a request for confidential treatment, portions of this Exhibit have been redacted from the publicly filed document and have been furnished separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission as required by Rule 24b-2 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.
99.1
  Extension of Research Term Press Release dated June 19, 2008.