Item 8.01 Other Events
Sales Pursuant to Sales Agreement
On October 23, 2020, Solid Biosciences Inc. (the "Company") sold shares of its
common stock pursuant to a sales agreement, dated March 13, 2019, between the
Company and Jefferies LLC, that is expected to result in gross proceeds to the
Company of $23.9 million upon final settlement (the "ATM Sales").
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell, or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, securities, nor shall there be any sale of
securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would
be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of
that jurisdiction.
Projected Cash Runway
The Company believes that its existing cash and cash equivalents as of
September 30, 2020, together with the net proceeds from the previously announced
issuance and sale of shares of its common stock to Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
Inc. on October 22, 2020 for an aggregate purchase price of approximately
$40 million and the expected net proceeds from the ATM Sales, will enable it to
fund its operating expenses into the second half of 2021. The Company has based
this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and the Company could
use its available capital resources sooner than it currently anticipates.
As previously disclosed, the Company expects to resume dosing in its IGNITE DMD
Phase I/II clinical trial in the first quarter of 2021.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those regarding the
sufficiency of the Company's cash and cash equivalents to fund its operating
expenses and the timing and ability of the Company to resume dosing in the
IGNITE DMD clinical trial. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue,"
"could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict,"
"project," "should," "target," "would," and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements
contain these identifying words. Such statements are subject to numerous
important factors, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events or
results to differ materially from current expectations and beliefs, including
but not limited to: risks associated with the Company's ability to obtain and
maintain necessary approvals from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and
other regulatory authorities, obtain and maintain the necessary approvals from
investigational review boards at IGNITE DMD clinical trial sites and the IGNITE
DMD data safety monitoring board, enroll patients in IGNITE DMD, continue to
advance SGT-001 in clinical trials, replicate in clinical trials positive
results found in preclinical studies and earlier stages of clinical development,
advance the development of its product candidates under the timelines it
anticipates in current and future clinical trials, successfully optimize and
scale its manufacturing process, obtain, maintain or protect intellectual
property rights related to its product candidates, compete successfully with
other companies that are seeking to develop DMD/Duchenne treatments and gene
therapies, manage expenses and raise the substantial additional capital needed,
on the timeline necessary, to continue development of SGT-001, achieve its other
business objectives and continue as a going concern; general economic and market
conditions; and other important risk factors set forth under the caption "Risk
Factors" in the Company's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and its
other filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained in this
Current Report on Form 8-K speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company
specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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