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): November 12, 2020
Protara Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36694 | 20-4580525 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
|
1 Little West 12th Street New York, NY |
10014 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 844-0337
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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, par value $0.001 per share | TARA | 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 8.01 Other Events.
On November 12, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Division of Vaccines and Related Products Applications (the “Division”) notified Protara Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) that an update and the accompanying clarification questions that the Company previously submitted to the Division related to the Company’s Investigational New Drug Application for TARA-002 in Lymphatic Malformations are being reviewed and that the Division is in the process of generating responses to the Company’s clarifying questions. The Division indicated that it will not grant the Company’s request for an End of Phase 2 meeting at this time and that a meeting may be appropriate following the Division’s responses to the Company’s clarifying questions.
In connection with the Division notification, on November 17, 2020, the Company made available an updated Corporate Presentation on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website, which will be used at investor and other meetings. A copy of the Corporate Presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The Company does not undertake to update this presentation.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Protara Therapeutics, Inc. Corporate Presentation, November 2020. |
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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.
| Protara Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
| Dated: November 17, 2020 | By: | /s/ Blaine Davis |
| Blaine Davis | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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Exhibit 99.1
