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 15, 2022
VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36483 | 47-1187261 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
221 Crescent Street, Suite 401 | ||
Waltham, MA | 02453 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 272-4600
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, $0.01 par value | VRDN | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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
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 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On August 15, 2022, Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), issued a press release reporting financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2022.
The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is furnished under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On August 15, 2022, the Company made available an updated investor presentation. Also on August 15, 2022, the Company made available a presentation regarding, and issued a press release announcing, positive initial clinical data from its Phase 1/2 trial of VRDN-001, as well as first-in-human data from its Phase 1 trial of VRDN-002.
The investor presentation, data presentation and press release are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, Exhibit 99.3 and Exhibit 99.4 respectively, which are furnished under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “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, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |
99.1 | Press release regarding financial results, dated August 15, 2022 | |
99.2 | Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. Investor Presentation, dated August 2022 | |
99.3 | Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. Data Presentation, dated August 2022 | |
99.4 | Press release regarding data, dated August 15, 2022 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. | ||||||
Date: August 15, 2022 | By: | /s/ Jonathan Violin | ||||
Jonathan Violin | ||||||
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director |