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):

August 8, 2024

IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-34620	04-3404176

(State or other jurisdiction		(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	Identification Number)

100 Summer Street, Suite 2300
Boston, Massachusetts				02110

(Address of principal
executive offices)				(Zip code)

(617) 621-7722

(Registrant’s telephone number,

including area code)

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:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value	IRWD	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 August 8, 2024, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release containing an update on its recent business activities as well as those for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The press release is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and 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 such document be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.

	Exhibit No.	Description

	99.1	Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Press Release dated August 8, 2024
	104	The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

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.

	Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


Dated: August 8, 2024	By:	/s/ Sravan K. Emany
		Name:	Sravan K. Emany
		Title:	Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

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