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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 2, 2020, Menlo Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the name of the Company will be changed to “VYNE Therapeutics Inc.” The Company’s common stock will trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the new name and the ticker symbol “VYNE” as of the start of trading on September 8, 2020. In connection with the corporate name change, the new CUSIP for the Company’s common stock will be 92941V 100. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is furnished herewith.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated September 2, 2020. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Date File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
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.
| MENLO THERAPEUTICS INC. | ||
| Date: September 2, 2020 | By: | /s/ Mutya Harsch |
| Mutya Harsch | ||
| Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel | ||