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): December 7, 2020

HOOKIPA PHARMA INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-38869	81-5395687
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
350 Fifth Avenue, 72nd Floor, Suite 7240
New York, New York		10118
(Address of principal executive offices)		(zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +43 1 890 63 60

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 exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.0001	HOOK	The Nasdaq Global Select 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 x

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. x

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 7, 2020, HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. (the “Company”) announced positive interim data from its ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial of HB-201, its replicating monotherapy candidate for the treatment of HPV16+ cancers. 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.

During a conference call and webcast scheduled to be held at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on December 7, 2020, the Company’s management will discuss the Phase 1 data for HB-201. The slide presentation for the conference call and webcast is filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release issued by HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. on December 7, 2020
99.2	HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. Investor Presentation dated December 7, 2020

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	HOOKIPA Pharma Inc.
Date: December 7, 2020	By:	/s/ Jörn Aldag
		Jörn Aldag
		Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

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