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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): September 5, 2023

 

Keros Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-39264

81-1173868

(state or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1050 Waltham Street, Suite 302 Lexington, Massachusetts

02421

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 314-6297

 

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))

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☐			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

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

KROS

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. ☐

 

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Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 5, 2023, Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Jasbir Seehra, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a fireside chat presentation at the Morgan Stanley 21st Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Monday, September 11, 2023 at 4:15 p.m. Eastern time, a corporate presentation at the H.C. Wainwright 25th Annual Global Investment Conference on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time, and a corporate presentation at the 2023 Cantor Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 1:50 p.m. Eastern time. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and 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. The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit is not incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
No.						Description
99.1						Press release dated September 5, 2023.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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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.

 

KEROS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:						/s/ Jasbir Seehra
						Jasbir Seehra, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer

Dated: September 5, 2023

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