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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On January 4, 2022, Gritstone bio, Inc. (the “Company” or “Gritstone”) announced positive clinical results from the first cohort of its Phase 1 Study (CORAL-BOOST) evaluating a T cell-enhanced self-amplifying mRNA (samRNA) vaccine against COVID-19. A copy of the press release with the foregoing announcement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Spokespersons of Gritstone plan to present the information in the presentation slides attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 at various upcoming investor and analyst meetings previously announced by the Company. A copy of the presentation is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 4, 2022 | |
| 99.2 | Presentation Slides January 2022 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the 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 hereunto duly authorized.
| GRITSTONE BIO, INC. | ||||||
| Date: January 4, 2022 | By: | /s/ Andrew Allen | ||||
| Andrew Allen | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||