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 16, 2020
MODERNA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-38753 | 81-3467528 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 Technology Square Cambridge, MA | 02139 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (617) 714-6500
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 $0.0001 per share | MRNA | 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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 16, 2020, Moderna, Inc. issued press releases announcing: (i) that it had been informed by the independent Data Safety Monitoring Board that its vaccine candidate against COVID-19, mRNA-1273, has met the statistical criteria for efficacy in the first interim analysis of the Phase 3 study of mRNA-1273; and (ii) developments related to improvements for the shelf life, shipping and storage temperature conditions for mRNA-1273. Copies of these press releases are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Information in this Item 7.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 furnished herewith, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for 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, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press release issued by Moderna, Inc. on November 16, 2020 entitled “Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Meets its Primary Efficacy Endpoint in the First Interim Analysis of the Phase 3 COVE Study” | |
99.2 | Press release issued by Moderna, Inc. on November 16, 2020 entitled “Moderna Announces Longer Shelf Life for its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate at Refrigerated Temperatures” | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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 16, 2020 | MODERNA, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Lori Henderson | |||||
Lori Henderson | ||||||
General Counsel and Secretary |