8-K

 

 

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 6, 2015

 

 

AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34655   04-3581650

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

650 East Kendall Street

Cambridge, Massachusetts

  02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 299-5000

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 6, 2015, AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for 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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 6, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the presentation of final results and a predefined biomarker analysis of its BATON-CRC (Biomarker Assessment of Tivozanib in Oncology-Colorectal Cancer) study. The full text of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and the information contained therein is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibits are included in this report:

 

Exhibit No.    Description
99.1    Earnings press release issued by the Company on March 6, 2015
99.2    Press release entitled “AVEO Oncology Announces Presentation of Phase 2 Study Analysis Showing Longer PFS with Tivozanib versus Bevacizumab in Low Serum NRP-1 Patients with Advanced CRC issued by the Company on March 6, 2015


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.

 

AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Date: March 6, 2015
By:

/s/ Michael Bailey

Michael Bailey
President and Chief Executive Officer