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): May 24, 2017
KURA ONCOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-37620 | 61-1547851 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
11119 North Torrey Pines Road, Suite 125, La Jolla, CA | 92037 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (858) 500-8800
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On May 24, 2017, Kura Oncology, Inc. (the Company) entered into an amendment (the Amendment) to its patent license agreement with the Regents of the University of Michigan (Michigan) dated December 22, 2014, as amended (as amended, the Agreement), to, among other things, (i) modify the Companys milestone payment obligations under the Agreement and (ii) reduce the aggregate amount of research that the Company will sponsor over a three-year period at Michigan from $2,715,000 to $2,100,000.
The foregoing is only a summary of the material terms of the Amendment, and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which will be filed, with confidential terms redacted, with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending June 30, 2017.
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.
Date: May 25, 2017 | KURA ONCOLOGY, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Annette North | |||||
Annette North | ||||||
Senior Vice President and General Counsel |