SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2019-03-07

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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:0%;">[*] = Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO COLLABORATION </p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">This Amendment No. 8 to the Agreement (this &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;">Amendment No. 8</font>&#8221;) is entered into as of November 30, 2016 (the &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;">Amendment Effective Date</font>&#8221;) by and between Cytokinetics, Incorporated (&#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;">Cytokinetics</font>&#8221; or &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;">CK</font>&#8221;), a Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business at 280 East Grand Ave., South San Francisco, California 94080 and Amgen Inc., a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business at One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320 (&#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;">Amgen</font>&#8221;).</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:7.69%;">WHEREAS, the Parties wish to amend the Milestone Event with respect to initiation of the [*] Phase III clinical trial of <font style="font-style:italic;">omecamtiv mecarbil </font>(also known as CK-452) as a [*] Compound;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:7.69%;">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, CK and Amgen, intending to be legally bound, agree to amend the Agreement as set forth below.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-weight:bold;">Definitions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meaning ascribed in the Agreement.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table></div>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-weight:bold;">Phase III Initiation Milestone.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>The Parties hereby agree that, with respect to Table 13.3.1 of the Agreement and CK-452 as a [*] Compound [*], the Milestone Event for Phase III Initiation for CK-452 a