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    89bio Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

    2/27/25 4:16:59 PM ET
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    8-K
    false 0001785173 0001785173 2025-02-27 2025-02-27

     

     

    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): February 27, 2025

     

     

    89bio, Inc.

    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     

     

     

    Delaware   001-39122   36-4946844

    (State or other jurisdiction

    of incorporation)

     

    (Commission

    File Number)

     

    (IRS Employer

    Identification No.)

    655 Montgomery Street, Suite 1500

    San Francisco, CA 94111

    (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

    (415) 432-9270

    (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:

     

    ☐

    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))

    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 $0.001 per share   ETNB   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 2.02

    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

    On February 27, 2025, 89bio, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2024. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

    This Item 2.02 and the Press Release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, insofar as they disclose information regarding the Company’s results of operations and financial condition for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2024, are being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     

    Item 9.01

    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    (d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being furnished herewith:

    EXHIBIT INDEX

     

    Exhibit

    No.

       Description
    99.1    Press Release, dated February 27, 2025
    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.

     

        89bio, Inc.
    Date: February 27, 2025     By:  

    /s/ Rohan Palekar

          Rohan Palekar
          Chief Executive Officer
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