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 18, 2011
AGENUS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE |
000-29089 |
06-1562417 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3 Forbes Road Lexington, MA |
02421 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 781-674-4400
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 18, 2011, Agenus Inc. (the "Company") announced that the New England Journal of Medicine published results of a Phase 3 trial of GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) Biologicals' RTS,S malaria vaccine candidate containing the Company's QS-21 Stimulon® adjuvant.* QS-21 is a component of AS01B, which is one of GSK Biologicals' proprietary adjuvant systems used in RTS,S. Results of the study, the largest malaria vaccine efficacy and safety trial ever conducted in Africa by GlaxoSmithKline and its partners, demonstrate that RTS,S provided young African children with significant protection against clinical and severe malaria - reducing risk by 56 percent and 47 percent, respectively, for the 12-month period following vaccination. These results were also announced on October 18, 2011, at the Malaria Forum hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, Washington. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
99.1 Press Release dated October 18, 2011
SIGNATURE
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.
| AGENUS INC.
(Registrant) |
||
| October 18, 2011
(Date) |
/s/ SHALINI SHARP
Shalini Sharp Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 18, 2011 |