UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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 14, 2025
Gyre Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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000-51173
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56-2020050
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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12770 High Bluff Drive
Suite 150
San Diego, CA
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92130
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (619) 949-3681
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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which
registered
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Common Stock
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GYRE
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The Nasdaq Capital Market
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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.
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Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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The information set forth below under “Preliminary Financial Information for the Year Ended December 31, 2024” in Item 7.01 is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7.01.
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Regulation FD Disclosure.
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Preliminary Financial Information for the Year Ended December 31, 2024
On February 14, 2025, GNI Group Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of Japan with limited liability (“GNI Group”), which holds an
indirect controlling interest of Gyre Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release reporting financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2024. GNI Group
also disclosed information regarding GNI Group’s and the Company’s financial position and near-term catalysts, including Gyre Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.’s (“Gyre Pharmaceuticals”) expected topline data results for
its Phase 3 clinical trial of Hydronidone in China in the first quarter of 2025 for patients with liver fibrosis caused by chronic hepatitis B, Gyre Pharmaceuticals' expected completion of its Phase 2 clinical trial of F573 for patients with acute
liver failure and acute on chronic liver failure, Gyre Pharmaceuticals' expected initiation of its Phase 1 clinical trial of F230 for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and Gyre Pharmaceuticals' plan to submit a new investigational new drug
application for F528 in December 2025.
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 Group 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.
Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being furnished herewith:
Exhibit Number
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Exhibit Title or Description
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Press Release, dated February 14, 2025
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104
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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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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GYRE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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Date: February 18, 2025
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By:
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/s/ Han Ying, Ph.D.
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Name:
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Han Ying, Ph.D.
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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