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): January 8, 2024
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AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-36352 | 20-8756903 | ||||||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
245 First Street Cambridge, Massachusetts | 02142 | |||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 871-2098
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share | AKBA | 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 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
John P. Butler, President and Chief Executive Officer of Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), plans to present the information in the presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 (the “Presentation”) at the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 11, 2024 at 11:15 a.m. PST, which includes preliminary unaudited net product revenue for Auryxia® cumulative and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Spokespersons of the Company also plan to present the information in the Presentation at various meetings beginning on January 8, 2024, including investor and analyst meetings that coincide with the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The disclosure contained in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the Presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Items 2.02 and 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
By providing the information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, the Company is not making an admission as to the materiality of any information herein. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K is intended to be considered in the context of more complete information included in the Company’s filings with the SEC and other public announcements that the Company has made and may make from time to time by press release or otherwise. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update or revise the information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, although it may do so from time to time as its management believes is appropriate. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosures.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Description | ||||||||
99.1 | ||||||||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||||
Date: January 8, 2024 | By: | /s/ John P. Butler | ||||||
Name: John P. Butler | ||||||||
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |