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): November 8, 2005
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware |
0-26642 |
87-0494517 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
320 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, Utah 84108
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 584-3600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 8.01 Other Events
On November 8, 2005, Myriad Genetics, Inc. (“Myriad”) issued a press release announcing that the underwriters have exercised in full their over-allotment option to purchase 1,050,000 additional shares of common stock at a public offering price of $18.50 per share. The closing of the purchase of the over-allotment shares will take place simultaneously with the closing of the initial sale of 7,000,000 shares on November 9, 2005, for a total of 8,050,000 shares of common stock sold in the offering by Myriad, resulting in gross proceeds, before commissions and expenses, of approximately $148.9 million. JPMorgan Securities Inc. is acting as the sole book-running manager in this offering and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and UBS Securities LLC are acting as co-lead managers. Piper Jaffray & Co., First Albany Capital Inc. and JMP Securities LLC are acting as co-managers. The information contained in the press release dated November 8, 2005 is incorporated herein by reference and attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | The following exhibit is filed with this report: |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 8, 2005 | |
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.
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.
Date: November 8, 2005
By: /s/ Peter D. Meldrum
Peter D. Meldrum
President and Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 8, 2005 | |