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): October 1, 2018
MIRAGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36483 | 47-1187261 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 6200 Lookout Rd. Boulder, CO |
80301 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 643-5200
(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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).
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Section 7 – Regulation FD
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 1, 2018, Miragen Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Miragen”), issued a press release announcing the presentation of data from preclinical studies of its product candidate, remlarsen (also known as MRG-201), which is a microRNA-29 mimic, demonstrating the potential anti-fibrotic effect of remlarsen in the cornea of rats at the 2018 Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society annual OLIGO meeting in Seattle, Washington. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission made by Miragen whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated October 1, 2018. | |
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.
| Miragen Therapeutics, Inc. | ||||
| Dated: October 1, 2018 |
By: |
/s/ Jason A. Leverone | ||
| Jason A. Leverone | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||