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 2, 2019

 

 

VERACYTE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-36156		20-5455398
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

6000 Shoreline Court, Suite 300 South San Francisco, California		94080
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 243-6300

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		VCYT		The Nasdaq Global Market

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 2, 2019, Veracyte, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and SVB Leerink LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the public offering of 5,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), at a public offering price of $23.25 per share (the “Offering”). The Offering is expected to close on or about May 7, 2019, subject to customary closing conditions. The Company has granted the Underwriters an option, exercisable within 30 days from the date of the Underwriting Agreement, to purchase up to 825,000 additional Shares. The Offering is being made pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-231173) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the related prospectus dated May 2, 2019, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated May 2, 2019.

The Company estimates that net proceeds from the Offering will be approximately $119.8 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated Offering expenses, and assuming no exercise of the Underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The Company also intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from the Offering to repay approximately $12.4 million of the term loan outstanding under its loan and security agreement. The Company may also use a portion of the net proceeds from the Offering to acquire or invest in complementary businesses, technologies or other assets, although it has no present commitments or agreements to do so.

The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

A copy of the opinion of Fenwick & West LLP, relating to the validity of the Shares in connection with the Offering, is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 5.1.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 2, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Offering. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
1.1		Underwriting Agreement dated May 2, 2019.
5.1		Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP.
23.1		Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
99.1		Press Release dated May 2, 2019.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 3, 2019