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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): November 19, 2019

 

CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Switzerland

 

001-37923

 

Not Applicable

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Baarerstrasse 14

6300 Zug, Switzerland

 

Not Applicable

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: +41 (0)41 561 32 77

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 (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 Shares, CHF 0.03 par value

 

CRSP

 

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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 19, 2019, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing interim data from the first two patients treated with CTX001® in ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trials. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 19, 2019, the Company hosted a conference call and webcast to discuss interim data from the first two patients treated with CTX001 in ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trials. A copy of the presentation slides used by the Company during the conference call and webcast 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

   

Press Release issued by CRISPR Therapeutics AG and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, dated November 19, 2019

         
 

99.2

   

Presentation slides of CRISPR Therapeutics AG, dated November 19, 2019

         
 

104

   

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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.

 

 

CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG

             

Date: November 19, 2019

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Samarth Kulkarni

 

 

 

Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D.

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

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