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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): January 14, 2022

PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada001-3747130-0784346
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
255 State Street, 9th Floor
02109
Boston,
MA
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 857-246-8998
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:
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per sharePIRSThe 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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 January 14, 2022, Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the first patient has been dosed in the phase 2 study of cinrebafusp alfa (PRS-343), a 4-1BB/HER2 Anticalin-based bispecific for the treatment of HER2-expressing gastric cancer. A copy of the press release issued by the Company is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information set forth under this “Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure,” including Exhibit 99.1 furnished hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
99.1    Press Release, dated January 14, 2022.
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.
  PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dated: January 14, 2022  /s/ Tom Bures
  Tom Bures
  Chief Financial Officer