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 23, 2019

Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 001-36274

Delaware	36-4742850
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

430 East 29^th Street

New York, NY 10016

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(646) 440-9333

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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	ITCI	The 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 December 23, 2019, Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the Company’s novel antipsychotic, CAPLYTA^® (lumateperone) for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults.

The Company’s press release announcing the approval is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description
	99.1	Press release dated December 23, 2019
	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

INTRA-CELLULAR THERAPIES, INC.
By:	/s/ Lawrence J. Hineline
	Lawrence J. Hineline
	Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Date: December 23, 2019