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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 15, 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 No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1035 O’Brien Drive, Suite A
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 272-6269
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On June 15, 2015, Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc. issued a press release titled “Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc. Announces Positive Top-Line Phase 2a Results for AVA-101 in Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration” (the “Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 15, 2015. | |
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.
| Date: June 15, 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 June 15, 2015. | |