Form 8-K

SEATTLE GENETICS, INC.

Date: December 18, 2019

/s/ Clay B. Siegall

Clay B. Siegall

President and Chief Executive Officer

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 18, 2019

Seattle Genetics, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

0-32405

91-1874389

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S Employer

Identification No.)

21823 30th Drive SE

Bothell, Washington 98021

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(425) 527-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001

SGEN

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 18, 2019, Seattle Genetics, Inc. (the “Company”) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (“Astellas”) issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to PADCEV^TM (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who have previously received a PD-1/L1 inhibitor and a platinum-containing chemotherapy before (neoadjuvant) or after (adjuvant) surgery or in a locally advanced or metastatic setting. The press release issued by the Company and Astellas is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits


	99.1			Press Release of Seattle Genetics, Inc. and Astellas Pharma Inc. dated December 18, 2019

	104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

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.