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): November 7, 2019
Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | 001-38268 | 45-2729920 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Newton Executive Park, Suite 202 Newton, Massachusetts | 02462 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(617) 467-4577
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered or to be 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 per share | ALNA | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 7, 2019, Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) conducted a conference call reviewing topline results fromURIROX-1, the Company’s first Phase 3 pivotal trial evaluating reloxaliase, an orally-administered, recombinant oxalate-degrading enzyme therapeutic candidate, in patients with enteric hyperoxaluria (“EH”), as well as additional data from Study 206, the Company’s Phase 2 trial evaluating reloxaliase in high-risk patients with EH and advanced chronic kidney disease (“CKD”). A copy of the presentation slide deck is being furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report onForm 8-K.
The information in this report furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if such subsequent filing specifically references the information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this report
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On November 7, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing topline results fromURIROX-1, the Company’s first Phase 3 pivotal trial evaluating reloxaliase, an orally-administered, recombinant oxalate-degrading enzyme therapeutic candidate, in patients with EH, as well as additional data from Study 206, the Company’s Phase 2 trial evaluating reloxaliase in high-risk patients with EH and advanced CKD. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release by Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dated November 7, 2019 | |
99.2 | Investor Presentation dated November 7, 2019 furnished by Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
SIGNATURES
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: November 7, 2019 | Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |||||
By: | /s/ Edward Wholihan | |||||
Edward Wholihan | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer |