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Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 27, 2023 Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc (“Adaptimmune”) received notice of termination of the Amended and Restated Research Collaboration and License Agreement Relating to Gene Editing and HLA Engineering Technology dated January 13, 2020 between Universal Cells, Inc. (“Universal Cells”) and Adaptimmune Limited (“Agreement”). Termination of the Agreement is effective 30 days following the receipt of notice of termination. Termination follows Adaptimmune’s decision to change the cell line being used to develop its MAGE-A4 allogeneic cell therapy due to the presence of a chromosomal abnormality in the original cell line provided by Universal Cells under the Agreement. As a result of termination, all licenses between the parties to the Agreement will cease and each party is requried to return all confidential information of the other party. A separate Collaboration and License Agreement dated January 13, 2020 for the co-development and co-commercialisation of allogeneic T-cell therapies remains ongoing between the parties.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC | |||
Date: January 31, 2023 | By: | /s/ Margaret Henry | |
Name: | Margaret Henry | ||
Title: | Corporate Secretary | ||
Document and Entity Information |
Jan. 27, 2023 |
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| Document and Entity Information [Abstract] | |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Document Period End Date | Jan. 27, 2023 |
| Entity File Number | 1-37368 |
| Entity Registrant Name | ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC |
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | X0 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 00-0000000 |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 60 Jubilee Avenue |
| Entity Address, Adress Line Two | Milton Park |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Abingdon, Oxfordshire |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | OX14 4RX |
| Entity Address, Country | GB |
| City Area Code | 44 |
| Local Phone Number | 1235 430000 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Title of 12(b) Security | American Depositary Shares, each representing 6 Ordinary Shares, par value £0.001 per share |
| Trading Symbol | ADAP |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001621227 |
| Amendment Flag | false |
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