8-K/A

NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Dated: April 28, 2022

/s/ Valerie Pierce

Valerie Pierce

Secretary, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2022

NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

001-38853

26-1679911

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

333 Oyster Point Boulevard

South San Francisco, CA

94080

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(650) 243-5555

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

NGM

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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. ☐

Explanatory Note

On March 10, 2022, NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) disclosing that, on March 10, 2022, the Company received notice from Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company (“Fidelity”) advising of an upcoming blackout period (the “Blackout Period”) with respect to the NGM Biopharmaceuticals Matching Plan and the NGM Biopharmaceuticals 401(k) Plan (respectively, the “Matching Plan” and the “401(k) Plan”), each of which include funds that are invested in the Company’s common stock, due to the merger of the Matching Plan into the 401(k) Plan. The Company also disclosed in the Original Form 8-K that the Blackout Period was expected to end on May 13, 2022.

This Amendment No. 1 to the Original Form 8-K (“Amendment”) is being filed solely to disclose that, on April 26, 2022, the Company received notice from Fidelity that the Blackout Period ended earlier than expected.

Other than providing the update in Item 5.04 below, no updates have been made to the Original Form 8-K. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 8-K.

Item 5.04

Temporary Suspension of Trading under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans

On April 26, 2022, the Company received notice from Fidelity that the Blackout Period ended earlier than expected on April 26, 2022.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans (Amendment)