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 29, 2019
SUTRO BIOPHARMA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
001-38662 |
47-0926186 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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310 Utah Avenue, Suite 150, South San Francisco, California, 94080 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
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(650) 392-8412
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value |
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STRO |
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The Nasdaq Global Market |
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. ☐
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 29, 2019, Sutro Biopharma, Inc. issued a press release announcing initial safety data in ovarian cancer patients from its ongoing Phase I study of STRO-002, a folate receptor alpha (FolRα)-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) and potent anti-tumor activity in preclinical endometrial cancer patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models, which will be presented at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics Conference held in Boston, from October 26-30, 2019. A copy of the press release and presentation are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information furnished with this report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, 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 into any other filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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Description |
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99.1 |
Press Release issued by Sutro Biopharma, Inc. on October 29, 2019 |
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99.2 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Sutro Biopharma, Inc. |
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Date: October 29, 2019 |
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By: |
/s/ Edward Albini |
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Edward Albini |
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Chief Financial Officer |