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): June 21, 2023
Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| British Columbia, Canada | | 001-34949 | | 98-0597776 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
701 Veterans Circle Warminster, Pennsylvania | | 18974 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(267) 469-0914
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(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, without par value | | ABUS | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 21, 2023, Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (“the Company”) issued a press release announcing that the first patient has been dosed in the additional treatment arm of the AB-729 Phase 2a triple combination clinical trial that has been expanded to include a PD-1 monoclonal antibody, nivolumab. Nivolumab is approved for a number of types of cancer under the brand name, Opdivo®. The objective of the additional treatment arm is to assess if a low dose of nivolumab in combination with the booster dose(s) of Vaccitech plc’s (Nasdaq: VACC) VTP-300 will further stimulate immune mediated reduction of HBsAg after the initial treatment with AB-729 and ongoing nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection (cHBV). A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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.
| | Arbutus Biopharma Corporation |
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| Date: June 21, 2023 | By: | /s/ David C. Hastings |
| | Name: | David C. Hastings |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
