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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On August 29, 2022, Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it closed the sale of its Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher (the “PRV”) for $110.0 million to Novo Nordisk Inc.. The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, issued the PRV to the Company on March 18, 2022 in connection with the approval of the use of ZTALMY® (ganaxolone) oral suspension for the treatment of seizures associated with cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) deficiency disorder (CDD) in patients 2 years of age and older. A copy of the press release announcing the closing of the sale of the PRV is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference to this Item 8.01.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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99.1 | Press Release issued by Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated August 29, 2022. | |
104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in 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.
MARINUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
Date: August 29, 2022 | /s/ Steven Pfanstiel |
Steven Pfanstiel | |
Chief Financial Officer |