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): June 29, 2020

Iterum Therapeutics plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ireland	001-38503	98-1283148
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)
Block 2 Floor 3, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +353 1 903 8920

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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).

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share	ITRM	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On June 29, 2020, Iterum Therapeutics plc, or the Company, issued a press release announcing topline results from its Phase 3 clinical trial of oral sulopenem in uncomplicated urinary tract infection, including that oral sulopenem demonstrated superiority in treatment of patients with quinolone resistant pathogens, and that the Company is evaluating its corporate, organizational, strategic, financial and financing alternatives.

The full text of the press release issued in connection with this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated June 29, 2020 of Iterum Therapeutics plc

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Iterum Therapeutics plc
Dated: June 29, 2020
	By:	/s/ Corey N. Fishman
		Corey N. Fishman
		Chief Executive Officer