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: August 11, 2011
(Date of earliest event reported)
ENTEROMEDICS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 1-33818
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| Delaware | | 48-1293684 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2800 Patton Road, St. Paul, Minnesota 55113
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(651) 634-3003
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
As previously announced, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on August 11, 2011, Mark B. Knudson, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of EnteroMedics Inc. (the “Company”), presented an overview of the Company and an update on its VBLOC® vagal blocking therapy development program at the Canaccord Genuity Annual Growth Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. This presentation was simultaneously webcast live on the Company’s website at www.enteromedics.com. A replay of the webcast of the presentation will be available on the Company’s website at www.enteromedics.com for approximately 30 days. A copy of the slides for this presentation are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished herewith pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report and in Exhibit 99.1 hereto is being “furnished” in accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K 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 of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | EnteroMedics Canaccord Genuity Presentation slides, dated August 11, 2011. |
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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| ENTEROMEDICS INC. |
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| By: | | /s/ Greg S. Lea |
| | Greg S. Lea |
| | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: August 11, 2011
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | EnteroMedics Canaccord Genuity Presentation slides, dated August 11, 2011. |
