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

February 1, 2022

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

Forte Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-38052		26-1243872
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

3060 Pegasus Park Dr. Building 6 Dallas, Texas		75247
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 618-6994

1124 W Carson Street

MRL Building 3-320

Torrance, California

(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
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		FBRX		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 1.02.

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

On February 1, 2022, Forte Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company” or “we” or “our”) provided Notice of Termination of the Patent License Agreement (the “Agreement”) by and between the Company and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (“NIAID”). Termination of the Agreement will be effective on April 2, 2022. Following termination of the Agreement, the Company will not be required to make any future payments under the Agreement. This description of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the redacted text of the Agreement for confidential treatment, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2020, as amended (File No. 333-237371).

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.

 

		FORTE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Date: February 2, 2022		By:		/s/ Antony Riley
				Antony Riley
				Chief Financial Officer