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 3, 2022

 

Zymeworks Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

British Columbia, Canada		001-38068		98-1398788
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

Suite 800, 114 East 4th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada				V5T 1G4
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

(604) 678-1388

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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:

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 Shares, no par value per share		ZYME		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 October 3, 2022, Zymeworks Inc. (“Zymeworks”) issued a press release announcing that management will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences:

 

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Stifel 2022 Healthcare Conference. Zymeworks’ management will participate in one-on-one meetings and present on November 15th - 16th in New York, NY.

 

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Jefferies London Healthcare Conference. Zymeworks’ management will participate in one-on-one meetings and present on November 15th - 17th in London, United Kingdom.

This press release also announced that Zymeworks will present an update on its preclinical research programs at an Early R&D day on October 20^th, 2022, in New York, NY.

On October 3, 2022, Zymeworks filed this press release with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval at www.sedar.com.

A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

The information under this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be 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 dated October 3, 2022.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded as Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

				ZYMEWORKS INC.
				(Registrant)
Date: October 3, 2022				By:		/s/ Neil A. Klompas
				Name:		Neil A. Klompas
				Title:		President and Chief Operating Officer