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): March 16, 2017
SERES THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-37465 | 27-432690 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
200 Sidney Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 945-9626
(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On March 16, 2017, Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2016. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 provided by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On March 16, 2017, the Company provided an updated corporate slide presentation in the “Investors & Media” portion of the Company’s website at www.serestherapeutics.com. A copy of the slide presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The slide presentation will be archived for approximately 30 days on the Company’s website.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.2) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of 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 filing. The Company undertakes no obligation to update, supplement or amend the materials attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued on March 16, 2017 | |
| 99.2 | Corporate Deck as of March 16, 2017 | |
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.
| SERES THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: March 16, 2017 | By: | /s/ Eric D. Shaff | ||||
| Name: Eric D. Shaff | ||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued on March 16, 2017 | |
| 99.2 | Corporate Deck as of March 16, 2017 | |