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): September 20, 2019
 
PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 
Nevada
 
001-37471
 
EIN 30-0784346
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
225 State Street, 9th Floor
Boston, MA
 
02109
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 857-246-8998
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, $0.001 par value per share
 
PIRS
 
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).

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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.

On September 20, 2019, Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s abstracts related to the phase 1 single and multiple ascending dose studies of PRS-060 were released for the European Respiratory Society 2019 International Congress. The abstracts are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. In addition to the PRS-060 single and multiple ascending dose study presentations, Professor Gary Anderson will give a talk at the European Respiratory Society 2019 International Congress entitled “Advances in treatment of complex lung disease: will targeted therapy with anticalins be clinically applied in the near future?”.

The information set forth under this “Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure,” including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing. except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.







Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
99.1 PRS-060 Single Ascending Dose Study Abstract, Dated September 20, 2019.

99.1 PRS-060 Multiple Ascending Dose Study Abstract, Dated September 20, 2019.








SIGNATURE
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.
 
  
PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
 
Dated: September 23, 2019
  
/s/ Tom Bures
 
  
Tom Bures
 
  
Vice President, Finance