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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Statement Regarding Silicon Valley Bank
On March 10, 2023, Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release providing a statement regarding Silicon Valley Bank, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Updated Corporate Presentation
On March 13, 2023, the Company posted an updated corporate presentation on the Company’s website. To access the presentation, investors should visit the “Events & Presentations” page under the “Investors & Media” section of the Company’s website at ir.mersana.com.
The information furnished under this Item 7.01, including 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 liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On March 13, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing a clinical hold on its phase 1 clinical trial of XMT-2056. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by the Company on March 10, 2023. | |
| 99.2 | Press Release issued by the Company on March 13, 2023. | |
| 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.
| MERSANA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
| Date: March 13, 2023 | By: | /s/ Brian DeSchuytner |
| Brian DeSchuytner | ||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||