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): September 28, 2019
Zymeworks Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| British Columbia, Canada | 001-38068 | 47-2569713 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| Suite 540, 1385 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | V6H 3V9 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(604)678-1388
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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 Shares, no par value per share | ZYME | New York Stock Exchange |
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).
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| ITEM 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS |
On September 28, 2019, Zymeworks Inc. (“Zymeworks”) issued a press release announcing updated data from the ongoing multi-center Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating ZW25 in patients withHER2-expressing solid tumors, including biliary tract cancer (BTC), colorectal cancer (CRC), gynecological cancers, and gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA), in a poster discussion presentation at the ESMO 2019 Congress, taking place September 27 – October 1 in Barcelona, Spain.
On September 30, 2019 this press release was filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities in Canada on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”) at www.sedar.com. Additionally, on September 30, 2019, Zymeworks filed a material change report regarding this matter with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Copies of this press release and material change report are respectively filed as exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated September 28, 2019. | |
99.2 | Material Change Report dated September 30, 2019. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| ZYMEWORKS INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: September 30, 2019 | By: | /s/ Neil A. Klompas | ||||
Name: Title: | Neil A. Klompas Executive Vice President, Business Operations and Chief Financial Officer | |||||