UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): January 27, 2017
ATHERSYS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-33876 | 20-4864095 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 3201 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio |
44115-2634 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216) 431-9900
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Athersys, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing herewith the following exhibit to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-194538):
1. Underwriting Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, between the Company and William Blair & Company, L.L.C., as representative of the underwriters named therein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, between the Company and William Blair & Company, L.L.C., as representative of the underwriters named therein. | |
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.
| ATHERSYS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Laura K. Campbell | |
| Laura K. Campbell | ||
| Senior Vice President of Finance | ||
Date: February 1, 2017
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, between the Company and William Blair & Company, L.L.C., as representative of the underwriters named therein. | |