UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): January 31, 2022
Gelesis Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | | 001-39362 | | 84-4730610 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
501 Boylston Street, Suite 6102, Boston, MA 02116
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 456-4718
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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 | GLS | The New York Stock Exchange |
| Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | GLS WS | The New York Stock Exchange |
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 x
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 January 31, 2022, Gelesis Holdings, Inc. issued a press release announcing the debut of its “Who Said” media campaign. A copy of the press release is filed hereto as Exhibit 99.1 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, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: January 31, 2022 | GELESIS HOLDINGS INC. |
| | |
| | By: | /s/ Elliot Maltz |
| | Name: | Elliot Maltz |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
