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): October 16, 2023

 

Aligos Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-39617		82-4724808
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

One Corporate Dr., 2nd Floor

South San Francisco, CA 94080

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(800) 466-6059

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share		ALGS		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (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 October 16, 2023, Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Janssen Biotech, Inc. (successor in interest to Janssen BioPharma, LLC) (“Janssen”). The Settlement Agreement provides for the resolution of the previously disclosed action brought by Janssen alleging breach of contract by Lawrence M. Blatt, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors of the Company, and Leonid Beigelman, President and Director of the Company, and tortious interference with contract by the Company and sought declaratory judgment of ownership of certain intellectual property by the Company, among other claims.

Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Janssen agreed to dismiss the action and released the Company, Dr. Blatt and Dr. Beigelman from the claims alleged. In addition, pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company agreed to dismiss the counterclaims against Janssen alleging unfair competition and promissory fraud and released Janssen from the alleged counterclaims.

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.

 

				ALIGOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: October 18, 2023				By:		/s/ Lesley Ann Calhoun
						Lesley Ann Calhoun
						Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer