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): March 15, 2011
EXELIXIS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-30235 | 04-3257395 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
170 Harbor Way
P.O. Box 511
South San Francisco, California 94083-0511
(Address of principal executive offices, and including zip code)
(650) 837-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 15, 2011, Exelixis, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the closing of an underwritten public offering of 17,250,000 shares of its common stock, including 2,250,000 shares of its common stock issued pursuant to the full exercise of the option granted to the underwriters of the offering to purchase additional shares. The underwriters purchased the shares of common stock at a price of $10.4225 per share, which the Company expects will result in aggregate net proceeds of approximately $179.4 million after deducting the estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 15, 2011 | |
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: March 15, 2011 | EXELIXIS, INC. | |||||
| /s/ James B. Bucher James B. Bucher | ||||||
| Vice President, Corporate Legal Affairs and Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated March 15, 2011 | |