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): May 13, 2015
AVALANCHE BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36579 | 20-5258327 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
1035 O’Brien Drive, Suite A
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 272-6269
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 272-6269
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Conditions |
On May 13, 2015, Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc. issued a press release regarding its financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2015. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
This information in this Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K and the Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 13, 2015. | |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: May 13, 2015 | AVALANCHE BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas W. Chalberg, Jr., Ph.D. | |||||
| Thomas W. Chalberg, Jr., Ph.D. | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 13, 2015. | |