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)

December 12, 2018

 

MARINUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (267) 440-4200

 

N/A

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

 

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Item 1.01.                                        Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On December 12, 2018, Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC and Leerink Partners LLC, related to an underwritten offering of 12,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”). The public offering price for the Common Stock is $3.75 per share. The total public offering size is expected to be $45.0 million, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by the Company. In addition, under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company has granted the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days, to purchase up to an additional 1,800,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

The Securities will be issued pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 that the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which became effective on December 1, 2018 (File No. 333-221243). The Company expects that the closing of the sale of the Common Stock will take place on December 17, 2018, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.  A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.  The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

 

A copy of the legal opinion and consent of Duane Morris LLP relating to the validity of the Common Stock to be issued in the offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.

 

Item 8.01.             Other Events.

 

The Company issued press releases on December 11, 2018 and on December 12, 2018 announcing the commencement and pricing of the sale of the Common Stock, respectively. The full text of the press releases are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto.

 

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Item 9.01.             Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2018, between the Company and Jefferies LLC and Leerink Partners LLC, as the Representatives of the several underwriters
5.1		Opinion of Duane Morris LLP
23.1		Consent of Duane Morris LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
99.1		Press Release dated December 11, 2018
99.2		Press Release dated December 12, 2018

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

	MARINUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Edward Smith
		Edward Smith,
		Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
		Secretary and Treasurer

 

Date:  December 14, 2018

 

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