UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 19, 2017
Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware |
| 001-37467 |
| 26-3687168 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
| (Commission |
| (IRS Employer |
One Kendall Square |
| 02139 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
| (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 349-1971
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) is making publicly available an updated corporate slide presentation, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The updates focus on the functional improvements in boys receiving edasalonexent in the Company’s Phase 2 MoveDMD trial. The Company believes that these functional improvements constitute important information for a Phase 3 clinical trial plan for edasalonexent in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which the Company expects to announce in the second half of 2017.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K is listed in the Exhibit Index attached hereto.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K, including the corporate slide presentation filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including statements regarding the Company’s expectation of announcing a Phase 3 clinical trial plan for edasalonexent in Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the second half of 2017, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. The Company may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements as a result of important risks and uncertainties, including those described in the cautionary statements included in the Company’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, particularly in the “Risk Factors” section, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as otherwise required by law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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.
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Date: June 19, 2017 | By: | /s/ Deirdre A. Cunnane |
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| Deirdre A. Cunnane |
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| Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
