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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 7, 2023

 

 

SYNLOGIC, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-37566

26-1824804

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

301 Binney St.

Suite 402

 

Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

02142

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 401-9975

 

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 Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

SYBX

 

The NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR § 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR § 240.12b-2).

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 8.01 Other Events.

On November 7, 2023, Synlogic, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has achieved its third pre-specified research milestone and earned a third milestone payment due under the terms of the Pilot Collaboration and Option Agreement between Synlogic, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. (collectively, “Roche”) for the research and pre-clinical development of a Synthetic Biotic medicine for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Synlogic previously achieved a pre-specified research milestone and earned the first and second milestone payments due under the terms of the Collaboration Agreement in September 2021 and August 2022, respectively. As previously disclosed, Synlogic and Roche entered into the Collaboration Agreement in June 2021, and has the exclusive option to negotiate a definitive licensing and collaboration agreement for further development and commercialization of the program. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

 

 

Exhibit
   
No.

 

 

Description

99.1

 

Press Release dated November 7, 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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 7, 2023

Synlogic, Inc.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Jensen

 

 

Name:

Title:

Michael Jensen
Chief Financial Officer