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| EX-99.2 - EXHIBIT 99.2 - PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | d276876dex992.htm |
| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | d276876dex991.htm |
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): October 21, 2016
PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Nevada | 001-37471 | EIN 30-0784346 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
255 State Street, 9th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
United States
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 857-246-8998
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:
| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 21, 2016, Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presented a poster titled “Costimulatory T-cell engagement by PRS-343, a CD137 (4-1BB)/HER2 bispecific, leads to tumor growth inhibition and CD8(+) T-cell expansion in humanized mouse model” at an American Association for Cancer Research conference in Boston, Massachusetts. The poster is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein is press release regarding presentations at research and development conferences.
The information set forth under this “Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure,” including the exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Industry Conference Presentation of Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated October 2016.
99.2 Press Release dated October 20, 2016.
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: October 24, 2016 | PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Darlene Deptula-Hicks | |||||
| Name: | Darlene Deptula-Hicks | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Industry Conference Presentation of Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated October 2016. | |
| 99.2 | Press Release dated October 20, 2016. | |