Verona Pharma plc filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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): February 27, 2025
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 27, 2025, Verona Pharma plc announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto) 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 it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly provided by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are 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 hereunto duly authorized.
| VERONA PHARMA PLC | ||||||||
Date: February 27, 2025 | By: | /s/ David Zaccardelli, Pharm. D. | ||||||
| Name: | David Zaccardelli, Pharm. D. | |||||||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||||