8-K

SQZ BIOTECHNOLOGIES COMPANY

Date: September 13, 2021

/s/ Lawrence Knopf

Lawrence Knopf

General Counsel

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 13, 2021

SQZ BIOTECHNOLOGIES COMPANY

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

001-39662

46-2431115

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


200 Arsenal Yards Blvd Suite 210
Watertown, Massachusetts		02472
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 617 758-8672

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,
$0.001 par value per share

SQZ

The New York Stock Exchange

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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 13, 2021, SQZ Biotechnologies Company (the “Company”) issued a press release titled “SQZ Biotechnologies Announces First Autoimmune Disease Indication for Tolerizing Antigen Carrier (TAC) Platform.” A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The Company is also furnishing a corporate presentation, attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which the Company intends to use from time to time in meetings with investors and others beginning on September 13, 2021. The corporate presentation will also be available in the investor relations section of the Company’s website at http://sqzbiotech.com.

The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release issued by SQZ Biotechnologies Company on September 13, 2021.

99.2		SQZ Biotechnologies Company Corporate Presentation.

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

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 thereunto duly authorized.

SQZ Biotechnologies Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits