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 7, 2019
Calithera Biosciences, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36644 | 27-2366329 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 343 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 200 South San Francisco, California |
94080 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 870-1000
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On January 7, 2019, Calithera Biosciences, Inc. issued a press release titled “Calithera Biosciences Provides Corporate Updates and Announces Key Executive Promotions to Drive Continued Growth of the Company’s Pipeline ” a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. In the press release, we announced that based upon preliminary estimates, our cash, cash equivalents and investments totaled $136.2 million at December 31, 2018 and we expect to utilize cash and investments between $75 and $85 million in 2019.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
The information contained in Item 2.02 above and the press release, dated January 7, 2019, titled “Calithera Biosciences Provides Corporate Updates and Announces Key Executive Promotions to Drive Continued Growth of the Company’s Pipeline” are incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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.
| Calithera Biosciences, Inc. | ||||||
| Dated: January 7, 2019 | By: | /s/ Susan M. Molineaux, Ph.D. | ||||
| Susan M. Molineaux, Ph.D. | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||