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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)

March 15, 2021

 

 

 

Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38630   47-2641188
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I. R. S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

983 University Avenue, Bldg. B

Los Gatos, California 95032

(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)

 

(408) 385-1742

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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   ARDS   Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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))

 

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   x

 

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

  

This Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K (this “Amendment No. 1”) is being filed as an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Corporation”), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2021 (the “Original Filing”). The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 is to file Exhibit 5.1. Except for the foregoing, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify or update any other disclosure contained in the Original Filing.

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

5.1 Opinion of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

 

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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.

 

Date: March 16, 2021 ARIDIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
   
  /s/ Vu Truong
  Vu Truong
  Chief Executive Officer

 

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