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| EX-99.2 - EX-99.2 - AVROBIO, Inc. | d892111dex992.htm |
| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - AVROBIO, Inc. | d892111dex991.htm |
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): May 14, 2020
AVROBIO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38537 | 81-0710585 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Kendall Square
Building 300, Suite 201
Cambridge, MA 02139
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(617) 914-8420
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
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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, $0.0001 par value per share | AVRO | 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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On May 14, 2020, AVROBIO, Inc. (the “Company”) presented a scientific presentation titled “Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy Corrects Neuromuscular Manifestations in Preclinical Study of Pompe Mice” at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy. A copy of the slide presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes 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 set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On May 14, 2020, the Company issued a press release titled “AVROBIO Presents New Preclinical Data on Lentiviral Gene Therapy Program for Pompe Disease at ASGCT 2020.” A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | AVROBIO, Inc. slide presentation, dated May 14, 2020. | |
| 99.2 | Press release issued by AVROBIO, Inc., dated May 14, 2020. | |
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.
| AVROBIO, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 14, 2020 | By: | /s/ Geoff MacKay | ||||
| Geoff MacKay | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||