UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): December 11, 2019
VIELA BIO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-39067 | 82-4187338 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One Medimmune Way, First Floor, Area Two | ||
Gaithersburg, Maryland | 20878 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (240)558-0038
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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 | ||
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | VIE | 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 Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging Growth Company ☒
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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 11, 2019, Viela Bio, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release entitled “Viela Bio Announces Initiation of Phase 2b Trial of VIB4920 in Sjögren’s Syndrome”, which is attached here as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 11, 2019, the Company announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 2b trial of VIB4920 for the treatment of Sjögren’s syndrome, which is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease involving inflammation and destruction of the salivary and lacrimal glands which leads to severe dryness and chronic pain.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated December 11, 2019 |
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.
VIELA BIO, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Mitchell Chan | |
Mitchell Chan Chief Financial Officer |
Date: December 11, 2019