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): June 16, 2005
VICAL INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware |
000-21088 |
93-0948554 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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10390 Pacific Center Court |
92121-4340 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 646-1100
Not Applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On June 16, 2005, Vical Incorporated issued a press release announcing the receipt of approximately $12.1 million in orders for multiple production lots of DNA vaccines against HIV for the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, under a subcontract managed by SAIC-Frederick, Inc., with production scheduled to begin in the second half of 2005, and shipments anticipated in 2005 and 2006 in support of planned Phase 2 studies. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
The information in this Item 1.01, and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Press release dated June 16, 2005.
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.
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VICAL INCORPORATED |
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Date: June 16, 2005 |
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/s/ JILL M. CHURCH |
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Jill M. Church |
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press release issued by Vical Incorporated on June 16, 2005. |