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): August 9, 2021
Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 001-31918 (Commission File Number) | 04-3072298 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 505 Eagleview Blvd., Suite 212 | ||
| Exton, Pennsylvania | 19341 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (484) 348-1600
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | IDRA | Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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. ¨
| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On August 9, 2021, Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2021. As set forth below, the Company is furnishing the press release as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Form 8-K, including the accompanying Exhibit 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 liability of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
See the Exhibit Index below, which is incorporated by reference herein.
| Exhibit No. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release by the Company, dated August 9, 2021, furnished in accordance with Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. | |
| 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.
| IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Bryant D. Lim | |
| Bryant D. Lim | ||
| Senior V.P., General Counsel | ||
Dated: August 9, 2021