UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): November 13, 2020

Cytokinetics, Incorporated
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

(650) 624-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On November 13, 2020, Cytokinetics, Incorporated (“Cytokinetics”) and RTW Royalty Holdings Designated Activity Company (f/k/a Dolya Holdco 19 Designated Activity Company) (“RTW Royalty Holdings”) closed the previously announced sale of all of Cytokinetics’ rights to receive certain payments on the net sales of products containing the compound mavacamten under that certain Research Collaboration Agreement, dated August 24, 2012, by and between Cytokinetics and MyoKardia, Inc. pursuant to that certain Royalty Purchase Agreement, dated July 14, 2020, by and between Cytokinetics and RTW Royalty Holdings (the “Royalty Purchase Agreement”). At the closing, Cytokinetics received a one-time payment of $85 million.

The foregoing description of the Royalty Purchase Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Royalty Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Cytokinetics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2020 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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.