UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 18, 2021
CYCLERION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Massachusetts
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001-38787
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83-1895370
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification Number)
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245 First Street, 18th Floor
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (857) 327-8778
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
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Common Stock, no par value
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CYCN
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(Nasdaq Global Select Market)
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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).
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
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Item 8.01.
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Other Events
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On March 18, 2021, Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc. issued a press release announcing the resignation of its Chief Medical Officer, Christopher Wright, M.D., Ph.D., and his joining its Clinical Advisory Board. A corrected copy of the press
release, indicating March 26, 2021 as the date until which transitional support will be provided, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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Press Release dated March 18, 2021
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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.
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Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc.
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Dated: March 18, 2021
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By:
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/s/ Anjeza Gjino
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Name:
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Anjeza Gjino
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
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Cyclerion Therapeutics Announces Departure of Chief Medical Officer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYCN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company on a mission to develop treatments that restore cognitive function, today announced that Christopher
Wright, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer, has resigned his position with the company. He will provide Cyclerion with transitional support until March 26, 2021 and will join the Company’s Clinical Advisory Board.
“Chris has played an important role in advancing our clinical efforts, and we are pleased to have him join our Clinical Advisory Board. We wish Chris the very best in his future endeavors,” said Peter Hecht, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of
Cyclerion.
About Cyclerion Therapeutics
Cyclerion Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company on a mission to develop treatments that restore cognitive function. Cyclerion’s lead program is CY6463, a novel, first-in-class, CNS-penetrant, sGC stimulator that
modulates a key node in a fundamental CNS signaling network. The multidimensional pharmacology elicited by the stimulation of sGC has the potential to impact a broad range of CNS diseases. CY6463 has shown rapid improvement in biomarkers
associated with cognitive impairment and is currently in clinical development for Alzheimer’s Disease with Vascular pathology (ADv) and Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-like episodes (MELAS).
For more information about Cyclerion, please visit https://www.cyclerion.com/ and follow us on Twitter (@Cyclerion) and LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/company/cyclerion).
Forward Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Our forward-looking statements are based
on current beliefs and expectations of our management team that involve risks, potential changes in circumstances, assumptions, and uncertainties. We may, in some cases use terms such as “predicts,” “believes,” “potential,” “continue,”
“anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “could,” “might,” “likely,” “will,” “should” or other words that convey uncertainty of the future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. Each
forward-looking statement is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statement. Applicable risks and uncertainties include the risks listed under the
heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our 2020 Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2021. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements (except as otherwise noted) speak
only as of the date of this press release, and Cyclerion undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
Investors
Carlo Tanzi, Ph.D.
Kendall Investor Relations
ctanzi@kendallir.com
Media
Amanda Sellers
Verge Scientific Communications
asellers@vergescientific.com
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