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
February 14, 2023
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Bicycle Therapeutics plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| England and Wales | | 001-38916 | | Not applicable |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Blocks A & B, Portway Building,
Granta Park Great Abington, Cambridge
United Kingdom | CB21 6GS |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +44 1223 261503
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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 |
| Ordinary shares, nominal value £0.01 per share | n/a | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC* |
| American Depositary Shares, each representing one ordinary share, nominal value £0.01 per share | BCYC | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
* Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of the American Depositary Shares on 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).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
On February 14, 2023, Bicycle Therapeutics plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the monotherapy Phase I dose escalation results of the ongoing Phase I/II trial of BT8009 in patients with solid tumors expressing Nectin-4. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
The Company also posted an updated corporate presentation on its website, which can be accessed by visiting the “Presentation + Events” section at investors.bicycletherapeutics.com.
The information furnished under this Item 8.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or subject to the liabilities of that section. The information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
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: February 14, 2023 | Bicycle therapeutics plc |
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| | By: | /s/ Lee Kalowski |
| | Name: | Lee Kalowski |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
