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    Design Therapeutics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits

    3/10/25 7:10:34 AM ET
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    8-K
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    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 10, 2025

     

     

    Design Therapeutics, Inc.

    (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

     

     

    Delaware

    001-40288

    82-3929248

    (State or Other Jurisdiction
    of Incorporation)

    (Commission File Number)

    (IRS Employer
    Identification No.)

     

     

     

     

     

    6005 Hidden Valley Road

    Suite 110

     

    Carlsbad, California

     

    92011

    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

     

    (Zip Code)

     

    Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (858) 293-4900

     

    N/A

    (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, $0.0001 par value per share

     

    DSGN

     

    Nasdaq Global Select 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 March 10, 2025, Design Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

     

    The information in this Item and the exhibit attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the 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 they be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether filed before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

    Item 9.01

    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     

    (d) Exhibits

    Exhibit No.

     

    Description

     

    99.1

    Press Release of Design Therapeutics, Inc. dated March 10, 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 thereunto duly authorized.

     

     

     

    Design Therapeutics, Inc.

     

     

     

     

    Date:

    March 10, 2025

    By:

    /s/ Pratik Shah, Ph.D.

     

     

     

    Pratik Shah, Ph.D.
    President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson

     


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