UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of July 2020
(Commission File No. 001-39308)
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS AB
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Kungsbron 1, C8
SE-111 22
Stockholm, Sweden
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
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Enclosed hereto is a copy of an announcement published by Calliditas Therapeutics AB on July 31, 2020.
The information contained in this Form 6-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Company announcement dated July 31, 2020 |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS AB | |||
| Date: July 31, 2020 | By: | /s/ Fredrik Johansson | |
| Fredrik Johansson | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
Exhibit 99.1
| Stockholm, Sweden | July 31, 2020 |
Number of shares and votes in Calliditas Therapeutics
During July, Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) has issued 706,676 common shares as a result of the exercise of the over-allotment option within the initial public offering on The Nasdaq Global Select Market and the concurrent private placement of common shares to certain qualified investors in Europe and certain other jurisdictions outside of the United States. Further, during July, warrants within the company’s warrant program issued in 2017 have been converted to 1,185,250 common shares. Thus, as of July 31, 2020, the number of shares and votes in the company amounts to 49,830,334.
For further information, please contact:
Renée Aguiar-Lucander, CEO at Calliditas
Tel.: +46 722 52 10 06, email: renee.lucander@calliditas.com
Mikael Widell, Head of Communications and IR
Tel.: +46 703 11 99 60, email: mikael.widell@calliditas.com
The information in the press release is such that Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) is required to disclose pursuant to the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 12:00 pm CEST on July 31, 2020.
About Calliditas
Calliditas Therapeutics is a specialty pharmaceutical company based in Stockholm, Sweden focused on identifying, developing and commercializing novel treatments in orphan indications, with an initial focus on renal and hepatic diseases with significant unmet medical needs. Calliditas’ lead product candidate, Nefecon, is a proprietary, novel oral formulation of budesonide, an established, highly potent local immunosuppressant, for the treatment of the autoimmune renal disease IgA nephropathy, or IgAN, for which there is a high unmet medical need and there are no approved treatments. Calliditas is running a global Phase 3 study within IgAN and, if approved, aims to commercialize Nefecon in the United States. Calliditas is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (ticker: CALTX) and the Nasdaq Global Select Market (ticker: CALT). Visit www.calliditas.com for further information.