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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 5, 2024

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HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware | 001-33957 | 04-3306140
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

84 October Hill Road

Holliston, MA 01746

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(508) 893-8999

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

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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))

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, $0.01 par value | HBIO | The NASDAQ Stock 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 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is an investor presentation, dated January 5, 2024, that provides an overview of Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (the “Company”). The investor presentation includes, among other things, preliminary, unaudited estimates of the Company’s full year 2023 revenue (the “Preliminary Financial Information”).

The Preliminary Financial Information contained in the investor presentation is unaudited and preliminary and does not present all information necessary for an understanding of the Company’s financial condition as of December 31, 2023 or its results of operations as of such date. This Preliminary Financial Information is subject to completion of the Company’s normal financial close procedures. These procedures and the audit of the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 are ongoing and could result in changes to the Preliminary Financial Information.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act. The information set forth in Items 2.02 and 7.01 shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report on Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure

The information contained in Item 2.02 is hereby incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Harvard Bioscience, Inc. Investor Presentation
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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.

| HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.
Date: January 5, 2024 | By: | /s/ Jennifer Cote |
|  | Jennifer Cote |
|  | Chief Financial Officer