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)
October 27, 2020
Allakos Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-38582 | | 45-4798831 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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975 Island Drive, Suite 201
Redwood City, California 94065
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 597-5002
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 $0.001 | ALLK | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
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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).
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 27, 2020, Allakos Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release to announce select preliminary financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2020. A copy of the press release issued concerning the preliminary results is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 8.01. Other Events
Risk Factors
The Company is filing the risk factors attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 for the purpose of supplementing and updating the risk factor disclosure contained in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2020. The updated risk factors are filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Proposed Public Offering
On October 27, 2020, Allakos Inc. issued a press release announcing the proposed public offering of Common Stock. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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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.
| | Allakos Inc. |
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Date: October 27, 2020 | | By: | /s/ Robert Alexander |
| | | Robert Alexander, Ph.D. |
| | | Chief Executive Officer |
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