8-K 1 tmb-20210318x8k.htm 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): March 18, 2021

VIRIOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	001-39811	45-4618270
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

44 Milton Avenue

Alpharetta, GA

30009

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 620-8655

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 $0.0001	VIRI	Nasdaq Capital Market

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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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). ⌧

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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 18, 2021, Virios Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020 and providing a corporate update. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02.

The information provided pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release of the Company, dated March 18, 2021.

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.

	VIRIOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Angela Walsh
	Name:	Angela Walsh
	Title:	Senior Vice President of Finance
March 18, 2021

SEC Form 8-K filed by Virios Therapeutics, Inc.