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): June 29, 2020
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Iterum Therapeutics plc |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Ireland | 001-38503 | 98-1283148 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
of incorporation) | | |
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Block 2 Floor 3, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +353 1 903 8920 |
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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).
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share | ITRM | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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 8.01. Other Events.
On June 29, 2020, Iterum Therapeutics plc, or the Company, issued a press release announcing topline results from its Phase 3 clinical trial of oral sulopenem in uncomplicated urinary tract infection, including that oral sulopenem demonstrated superiority in treatment of patients with quinolone resistant pathogens, and that the Company is evaluating its corporate, organizational, strategic, financial and financing alternatives.
The full text of the press release issued in connection with this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURE
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.
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Dated: June 29, 2020 | | |
| | By: | /s/ Corey N. Fishman | |
| | | Corey N. Fishman |
| | | Chief Executive Officer |
