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 15, 2019

 

 

Natera, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

201 Industrial Road, Suite 410

San Carlos, California 94070

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(650) 249-9090

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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 (see General Instruction A.2):

 

o                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:

 

 

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 x

 

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. x

 

 

 

Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On October 16, 2019, Natera, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC,  as representatives (the “Representatives”) of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”), in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of 5,714,286 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, at a price to the public of $35.00 per share.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters an option to purchase up to 857,142 additional shares of common stock, which expires on November 15, 2019.

 

The Company expects to receive net proceeds from this offering of approximately $188 million, or approximately $216 million if the Underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated transaction expenses.

 

The shares are being offered and sold by means of an effective registration statement, including a preliminary prospectus, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 2019 (File No. 333-234220) (the “Registration Statement”). The offering is expected to close on October 21, 2019, subject to the satisfaction of specified closing conditions.

 

A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The legal opinion, including the related consent, of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the shares of the Company’s common stock in this offering is filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.

 

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

 

On October 15, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the proposed public offering, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. On October 16, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the public offering, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.

 

The information in Item 8.01 and in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement dated as of October 16, 2019, among Natera, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein.
5.1		Opinion and Consent of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP.
23.1		Consent of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
99.1		Press release dated October 15, 2019.
99.2		Press release dated October 16, 2019.

 

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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.

 

 

	Natera, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Michael Brophy
		Michael Brophy
		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

Dated: October 17, 2019

 

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