8-K

 

 

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): April 13, 2017

 

 

INTELLIA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

 

001-37766

 

36-4785571

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 

(Commission

File Number)

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

40 Erie Street, Suite 130

Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

02139

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (857) 285-6200

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On April 13, 2017, Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release entitled “CRISPR Therapeutics, Intellia Therapeutics, Caribou Biosciences and ERS Genomics Announce Appeal of CRISPR/Cas9 U.S. Patent Board Decision.” A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release dated April 13, 2017, entitled “CRISPR Therapeutics, Intellia Therapeutics, Caribou Biosciences and ERS Genomics Announce Appeal of CRISPR/Cas9 U.S. Patent Board Decision”

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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.

 

    Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.

Date: April 13, 2017

    By:   /s/ Nessan Bermingham
      Nessan Bermingham, Ph.D.
      President and Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description of Exhibit

99.1    Press release dated April 13, 2017, entitled “CRISPR Therapeutics, Intellia Therapeutics, Caribou Biosciences and ERS Genomics Announce Appeal of CRISPR/Cas9 U.S. Patent Board Decision”