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): February 18, 2020
Aravive, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-36361 | | 26-4106690 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
River Oaks Tower
3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200
Houston, Texas 77098
(Address of principal executive offices)
(936) 355-1910
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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 stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | ARAV | | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On February 18, 2020, Aravive, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) has reviewed the open-label data following the first 28-day treatment cycle for the three patients in each of the two 15 mg/kg dosing cohorts of the Phase 1b portion of the Phase 1b/Phase 2 clinical trial of AVB-500 in patients with platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer and unanimously recommended the study continue as planned with enrollment of patients into the 20mg/kg dose cohorts. The DMC did not identify any safety concerns with AVB-500. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
In addition, the Company will be making several investor presentations over the next several weeks. In connection with the presentations, the Company intends to discuss the investor presentation attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and the corporate presentation attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K include “safe harbor” language pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, indicating that certain statements contained therein are “forward-looking” rather than historical.
The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update or revise information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K, the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto or the corporate presentation attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
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: February 18, 2020 | ARAVIVE, INC. (Registrant) |
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| By: | | /s/ Vinay Shah |
| Name: | | Vinay Shah |
| Title: | | Chief Financial Officer |
