UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): April 4, 2017
PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Nevada | 001-37471 | EIN30-0784346 | ||
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
255 State Street, 9th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
United States
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:857-246-8998
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 4, 2017, Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presentedIND-enabling data forPRS-343, afirst-in-class4-1BB/HER2 bispecific, in a poster session at the American Association for Cancer Research conference (“AACR”) in Washington, D.C. The poster is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein is press release regarding the presentation at AACR.
The information set forth under this “Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure,” including the exhibits 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., dated April 2017. | |
99.2 | Press Release dated April 4, 2017. |
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: April 4, 2017 | PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Lance Thibault | |||||
Name: | Lance Thibault | |||||
Title: | Acting Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Industry Conference Presentation of Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated April 2017. | |
99.2 | Press Release dated April 4, 2017. |