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): November 4, 2015
PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Nevada | 333-190728 | EIN 30-0784346 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Lise-Meitner-Strasse 30
85354 Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +49 81 6114 11400
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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein are industry conference presentations of Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
The information set forth under this “Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure,” including the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Industry Conference Presentation of Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at BIO-Europe 2015, dated November 4, 2015. |
| 99.2 | Industry Conference Presentation of Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at PEGs Europe Protein & Antibody Engineering Summit, dated November 4, 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.
| Dated: November 4, 2015 | PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Darlene Deptula-Hicks | |||||
| Name: | Darlene Deptula-Hicks | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Industry Conference Presentation of Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at BIO-Europe 2015, dated November 4, 2015. | |
| 99.2 | Industry Conference Presentation of Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at PEGs Europe Protein & Antibody Engineering Summit, dated November 4, 2015. | |