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): December 13, 2022
SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-33958 | | 20-8099512 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
| | | | | |
| | | 7 Times Square, Suite 2503
New York, NY 10036 | | |
| | | (Address of Principal Executive
Offices) (Zip Code) | | |
| | | | | |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 200-5278 |
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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, $0.0001 par value per share | SLS | 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 8.01. Other Events.
On December 13, 2022, SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing positive results from its ongoing dose escalating Phase 1 first-in-human study of its highly selective CDK9 inhibitor, GFH009, in patients with relapsed and/or refractory (r/r) hematologic malignancies. As detailed further in the Press Release, results include preliminary safety and efficacy data being presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, along with additional data from the study achieved after the abstract cutoff date.
A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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.
| | SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. |
| | | |
| Date: December 13, 2022 | By: | /s/ Barbara A. Wood |
| | | Name: | Barbara A. Wood |
| | | Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
