8-K

SEAGEN INC.

Date: September 22, 2023

/s/ Jean I. Liu

Jean I. Liu

Chief Legal Officer

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): September 22, 2023

Seagen Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

0-32405

91-1874389

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S Employer

Identification No.)

21823 30th Drive SE

Bothell, Washington 98021

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(425) 527-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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. below):

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

Title of class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001

SGEN

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 September 22, 2023, Seagen Inc. and Astellas Pharma Inc. issued a press release announcing positive topline results from the Phase 3 EV-302 clinical trial (also known as KEYNOTE-A39) for PADCEV^® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) in combination with KEYTRUDA^® (pembrolizumab) versus chemotherapy in patients with previously untreated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer, a form of bladder cancer that has spread to surrounding organs or muscles, or other parts of the body. Additional information is contained in the press release dated September 22, 2023, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


99.1		Press Release of Seagen Inc. and Astellas Pharma Inc. dated September 22, 2023

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as 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.

SEC Form 8-K filed by Seagen Inc.