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): January 12, 2015

bluebird bio, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

001-35966

 

13-3680878

 

 

 

 

 

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

150 Second Street

Cambridge, MA

 

02141

 

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (339) 499-9300

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o

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o

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

See Item 7.01 below, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company announced its intention to share with investors the amount of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities it had on hand as of December 31, 2014. Although the Company has not finalized its financial results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the Company currently anticipates that its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were approximately $492 million as of December 31, 2014. This information is unaudited and does not present all information necessary for an understanding of the Company’s financial condition as of December 31, 2014 and its results of operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014. The Company expects to announce its full results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 on or before March 2, 2015.

The information in this report furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if such subsequent filing specifically references the information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this report.

 

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: January 12, 2015

bluebird bio, Inc.


 

 

 

By:

/s/ James DeTore

 

 

 

James DeTore

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer