Catalyst Biosciences Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 6, 2023

Gyre Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (619) 949-3681

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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On December 6, 2023, GNI Group Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of Japan with limited liability (“GNI Japan”), which holds an indirect controlling interest of Gyre Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that GNI Japan has amended its consolidated earnings forecast for the full-year 2023 that was previously disclosed on November 6, 2023.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The exhibit furnished under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “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 Exchange Act or the Securities Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Forward Looking Statements

This report and the press release attached as an exhibit contain forward-looking statements that pertain to future operating performance and that are not historic facts. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, words such as “believe,” “plan,” “strategy,” “expect,” “forecast,” “possibility” and similar words that describe future operating activities, business performance, events or conditions. Forward-looking statements, whether spoken or written, are based on judgments made by the management of GNI Japan and/or the Company, based on information that is currently available to it. As such, these forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, and actual business results may vary substantially from the forecasts expressed or implied in forward-looking statements. Consequently, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

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

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.

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