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): August 24, 2021
PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Nevada | | 001-37471 | | 30-0784346 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 255 State Street, 9th Floor | | 02109 |
| Boston, | MA | | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 857-246-8998
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | | PIRS | | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging Growth Company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 7.01: Regulation FD Disclosure.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is the August 2021 PRS-220 European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress Poster.
The information set forth under this “Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure,” including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01: Other Events.
On August 24, 2021, Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the presentation of preclinical data for PRS-220, a connective tissue growth factor inhibitor the Company is developing for the treatment of idiopathic fibrosis via oral inhaled administration, at the ERS International Congress 2021.
A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
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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| | PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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| Dated: August 24, 2021 | | /s/ Tom Bures |
| | Tom Bures |
| | Vice President, Finance |
