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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 2, 2021, Clene Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing top-line results from its Phase 2 RESCUE-ALS clinical trial in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (“ALS”). A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Current Report”) and is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the press release issued on November 2, 2021, the Company hosted a conference call to discuss the Phase 2 RESCUE-ALS topline clinical trial results. A copy of the webinar presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filings, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 2, 2021 announcing top-line results from the Phase 2 RESCUE-ALS clinical trial | |
| 99.2 | RESCUE-ALS presentation dated November 2, 2021 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL). |
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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.
| Clene Inc. | ||
| Date: November 2, 2021 | By: | /s/ Robert Etherington |
| Robert Etherington | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
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