8-K 1 cbio-8k_20171231.htm 8-K

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): December 9, 2017

CATALYST BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware |  | 000-51173 |  | 56-2020050
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)
260 Littlefield Ave. South San Francisco, California |  | 94080
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

(650) 266–8674

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure

On December 9, 2017, Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. delivered a presentation at the 59th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA. A copy of the presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) 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 in this Current Report shall not 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 December 11, 2017, Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. issued a press release announcing interim Phase 1/2 data on its subcutaneously administered, prophylactic Factor IX variant CB 2679d/ISU304 that were presented at the 59th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, GA, on December 9, 2017.

A copy of the press release announcing the interim Phase 1/2 data is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Presentation at the 59th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA, by Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. on December 9, 2017.
99.2 |  | Press release of Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. dated December 11, 2017.

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.

|  |  | CATALYST BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Date: December 11, 2017 |  |  | /s/ Nassim Usman
|  |  | Nassim Usman, Ph.D.
|  |  | President and Chief Executive Officer