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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): May 13, 2020
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bluebird bio, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
001-35966
13-3680878
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
60 Binney Street,
Cambridge, MA
02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (339) 499-9300
Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):
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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 per share BLUE 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. 





Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 13, 2020, bluebird bio, Inc. (“bluebird”) and Bristol Myers Squibb Company announced updated results from the pivotal, Phase 2 KarMMa study evaluating the efficacy and safety of the companies’ lead investigational B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell immunotherapy, idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel; bb2121), in patients with triple-class exposed, relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. These data will be shared in an oral presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2020 Virtual Scientific Program on May 29, 2020.

The full text of bluebird’s press release regarding this announcement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
Description
99.1
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)






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: May 13, 2020 bluebird bio, Inc.
By: /s/ Jason F. Cole
Jason F. Cole
Chief Operating and Legal Officer


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