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): August 31, 2022
Commission File No. 001-40060
Longeveron Inc.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 47-2174146 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
| | | |
1951 NW 7th Avenue, Suite 520
Miami, Florida | | 33136 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
| (305) 909-0840 |
| (Issuer’s telephone number, including area code) |
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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 |
| Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share | | LGVN | | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
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 7.01. Regulation FD.
On August 31, 2022, Longeveron Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation to Lomecel-B™ for the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), a rare and life-threatening congenital heart defect affecting approximately 1,000 infants per year. Lomecel-B™, an investigational allogeneic, bone marrow-derived medicinal signaling cell (MSC) product, is currently in a Phase 2a trial for HLHS.
Fast Track Designation is intended to facilitate development and expedite the review of drugs that treat serious conditions and fill an unmet medical need so a product can potentially be approved and reach patients more quickly. Fast Track Designation enables the company to have more frequent interactions with the FDA throughout the drug development process and allows for eligibility for priority review and accelerated approval if certain criteria are met, as well as a rolling review. The Fast Track Designation must continue to be met or FDA can withdraw the designation. The FDA previously granted Longeveron’s Lomecel-B™ Orphan Drug and Rare Pediatric Disease designations in November of 2021 for HLHS.
The information provided under this Form 8-K (including Exhibits 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it 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.
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.
| September 1, 2022 | |
| | Longeveron Inc. |
| | |
| | By: | /s/ K. Christopher Min |
| | | K. Christopher Min
Interim Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Medical Officer |
| | | (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit Index
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