Kiora Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
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WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 29, 2024
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 29, 2024, Kiora Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the regulatory approval to initiate ABACUS-2, a Phase 2 clinical trial of KIO-301 for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
In addition, the Company hereby furnishes the updated investor presentation attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which the Company may use in presentations to investors from time to time.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.
The information furnished in this report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed to constitute an admission that such information or exhibit is required to be furnished pursuant to Regulation FD or that such information or exhibit contains material information that is not otherwise publicly available. In addition, the Company does not assume any obligation to update such information or exhibit in the future.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||||||
*Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant hereby undertakes to furnish copies of any of the omitted schedules and exhibits upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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.
| KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Melissa Tosca | |||||||
| Melissa Tosca | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| (Principal financial and accounting officer) | ||||||||
| Date: October 29, 2024 | ||||||||