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

    8/7/25 4:16:38 PM ET
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    plrx-20250807
    0001746473FALSE00017464732025-08-072025-08-070001746473plrx:CommonStockParValue0.0001PerShareMember2025-08-072025-08-070001746473plrx:SeriesAJuniorParticipatingPreferredPurchaseRightsMember2025-08-072025-08-07

     
    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 7, 2025
    __________________________________________
    PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
    __________________________________________
    Delaware001-3930347-4272481
    (State or Other Jurisdiction
    of Incorporation)
    (Commission File Number)
    (IRS Employer
    Identification No.)
       
    331 Oyster Point Blvd., South San Francisco, CA
    94080
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
    Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (650) 481-6770
    Not Applicable
    (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, par value $0.0001 per sharePLRXThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
    Series A Junior Participating Preferred Purchase RightsN/AThe 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. ☐
    Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.



    On August 7, 2025, Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
    The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K including the exhibits furnished herewith 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, and shall not be or be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, 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 issued by the Company dated August 7, 2025
    104Cover 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.
     PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC.
       
    Date: August 7, 2025
    By:/s/ Keith Cummings
      Keith Cummings, M.D., MBA
      Chief Financial Officer



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