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): February 29, 2024

CLENE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-39834	85-2828339
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)
6550 South Millrock Drive, Suite G50 Salt Lake City, Utah		84121
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(801) 676-9695

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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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, $0.0001 par value	CLNN	The Nasdaq Capital Market
Warrants, to acquire one-half of one share of Common Stock for $11.50 per share	CLNNW	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 (§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 ☒

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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

In connection with the press release discussed under Item 8.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K, on February 29, 2024, Clene Inc. (the “Company”) released a presentation (the “Presentation”) on its website, invest.clene.com. The Presentation discusses the clinical results of CNM-Au8^® 30mg treatment in the Company’s VISIONARY-MS trial long-term extension (“LTE”) for multiple sclerosis (“MS”). A copy of the Presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, 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, as amended, 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 8.01 Other Events.

On February 29, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing its presentation of clinical results of CNM-Au8 30mg treatment from the VISIONARY-MS trial LTE at the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in MS (“ACTRIMS”) Forum 2024. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	VISIONARY-MS LTE Presentation.
99.2	Press Release, dated February 29, 2024, announcing the presentation of clinical results of CNM-Au8 30mg treatment from VISIONARY-MS trial long-term extension at annual ACTRIMS Forum 2024.
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: February 29, 2024	By:	/s/ Robert Etherington
		Robert Etherington
		President and Chief Executive Officer

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