April 20, 2022 - 8-K: Current report filing

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): April 15, 2022

OPKO Health, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

001-33528

75-2402409

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

4400 Biscayne Blvd.

Miami,

Florida

33137

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 575-4100


Not Applicable
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 $0.01 per share	OPK	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


ITEM 8.01.						Other Events.

On April 15, 2022, OPKO Health, Inc. (the “Company”) was notified that the next-generation long-acting recombinant human growth hormone NGENLA™ (somatrogon), a once-weekly injection to treat children and adolescents from 3 years of age with growth disturbance due to insufficient secretion of growth hormone, marketed by Pfizer Inc. (“Pfizer”), has received pricing approval in Germany and Japan. NGENLA was granted marketing authorization by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan and by the European Commission in January and February of this year, respectively. With the achievement of these milestones, the Company is entitled to receive an aggregate of $85,000,000 in milestone payments under the Amended and Restated Development and Commercialization License Agreement, dated May 12, 2020, by and between OPKO Ireland Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, and Pfizer.

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.


	OPKO Health, Inc.

	By:	/s/ Steven D. Rubin
Date: April 20, 2022	Name:	Steven D. Rubin
	Title:	Executive Vice President-Administration