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 28, 2023

 

DISC MEDICINE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-39438		85-1612845
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

321 Arsenal Street, Suite 101, Watertown, MA 02472		02472
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 674-9274

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		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share		IRON		The Nasdaq Global 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).

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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 20, 2023, the Company delivered written notice to Leerink Partners LLC (f/k/a SVB Securities LLC) (“Leerink”) that it was terminating the Sales Agreement dated January 25, 2023 (the “Sales Agreement”), by and between the Company and Leerink, in accordance with its terms, which termination became effective on September 28, 2023.

As previously disclosed on June 12, 2023 (the “Suspension Date”), the Company previously suspended the offering of any shares of its common stock pursuant to the prospectus supplement related to the Sales Agreement. Following the Suspension Date, the Company did not make any further sales of its common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement. The Company is not subject to any termination penalties related to the termination of the Sales Agreement. A copy of the Sales Agreement was filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 25, 2023.

SIGNATURE

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.

 

				DISC MEDICINE, INC.
Date: September 29, 2023				By:		/s/ John Quisel
				Name:		John Quisel, J.D. Ph.D.
				Title:		Chief Executive Officer