UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
Date of Report: March 1, 2016
Commission
File Number: 001-36891
Cellectis S.A. |
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
8, rue de la Croix Jarry |
75013 Paris, France |
+33 1 81 69 16 00 |
(Address of principal executive office) |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Title |
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99.1 |
Press release, dated March 1st, 2016. |
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.
CELLECTIS S.A. |
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(Registrant) | ||
March 1, 2016 |
By: |
/s/ André Choulika |
André Choulika |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 99.1
Cellectis Subsidiary Calyxt, Acquires Land for New Headquarters Facility
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2016--Regulatory News:
Cellectis (Paris:ALCLS) (NASDAQ:CLLS) (Alternext: ALCLS – Nasdaq: CLLS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing immunotherapies based on gene edited CAR T-cells (UCART), announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Calyxt, Inc., has closed on the purchase of a 10-acre parcel in the St. Paul suburb of Roseville to build its new headquarters facility.
The new facility, which should be operational around mid-2017, will be comprised of a 35,000 square-foot office and lab building, with greenhouses and outdoor research plots.
Calyxt, Inc., is a Minnesota-based company focused on developing healthier food products to benefit both consumers and growers.
To find out more about Calyxt, please visit their website: www.calyxt.com
About Cellectis
Cellectis is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing immunotherapies based on gene edited CAR-T cells (UCART). The company’s mission is to develop a new generation of cancer therapies based on engineered T-cells. Cellectis capitalizes on its 16 years of expertise in genome engineering - based on its flagship TALEN® products and meganucleases and pioneering electroporation PulseAgile technology - to create a new generation of immunotherapies. CAR technologies are designed to target surface antigens expressed on cells. Using its life-science-focused, pioneering genome-engineering technologies, Cellectis’ goal is to create innovative products in multiple fields and with various target markets. Cellectis S.A. is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market (ticker: CLLS) and on the NYSE Alternext market (ticker: ALCLS). To find out more about us, visit our website: www.cellectis.com
Talking about gene editing? We do it.
TALEN® is a registered
trademark owned by the Cellectis Group.
Disclaimer
This press release and the information contained herein do not constitute an offer to sell or subscribe, or a solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe, for shares in Cellectis in any country. This press release contains forward-looking statements that relate to the Company’s objectives based on the current expectations and assumptions of the Company’s management only and involve risk and uncertainties that could cause the Company to fail to achieve the objectives expressed by the forward-looking statements above.
CONTACT:
Cellectis
Jennifer Moore, 917-580-1088
VP
Communications
media@cellectis.com
or
Caitlin Kasunich,
212-896-1241
KCSA Strategic Communications
ckasunich@kcsa.com
or
Simon
Harnest, 646-385-9008
VP Finance and Investor Relations
simon.harnest@cellectis.com