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): October 15, 2023

MOONLAKE IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Cayman Islands		001-39630		98-1711963
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Dorfstrasse 29

6300 Zug

Switzerland

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

41 415108022

(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
Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share		MLTX		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).

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 15, 2023, MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing positive 24-week top-line results from its global Phase 2 MIRA trial (M1095-HS-201) evaluating the efficacy and safety of the Nanobody® sonelokimab in patients with moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa. The Company will host a webcast today, Monday, October 16, 2023 at 8:00 am, Eastern Time, to discuss the data results.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The exhibit furnished under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being furnished herewith:

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Title or Description

99.1		Press Release, dated October 15, 2023

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

	MOONLAKE IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS

Date: October 16, 2023	By:	/s/ Matthias Bodenstedt
	Name:	Matthias Bodenstedt
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits