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): March 14, 2018
PROTEOSTASIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-37695 | 20-8436652 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
200 Technology Square, 4th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02139
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(617)225-0096
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On March 14, 2018, Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) expects to disclose the following information in discussions to be held in connection with the Cowen & Co. Annual Healthcare Conference: As of December 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $74.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, which the Company estimates to be sufficient to fund operations into early 2019. See additional information in the presentation furnished as an exhibit to Item 7.01.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 14, 2018, spokespersons of the Company presented the information in the slides attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The furnishing of the attached presentation slides is not an admission as to the materiality of any information therein. The information contained in the presentation slides is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of more complete information included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, and other public announcements that the Company has made and may make from time to time by press release or otherwise. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update or revise the information contained in this report, although it may do so from time to time as its management believes is appropriate. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosures. For important information about forward looking statements, see the slide titled “Safe Harbor and Disclaimer” in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report onForm 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in the presentation slides attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the SEC made by the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. presentation dated March 14, 2018. | |
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.
| Date: March 14, 2018 | Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Meenu Chhabra | |||||
| Meenu Chhabra | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||