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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 27, 2023, 89bio, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing positive long-term data from its Phase 2b trial (ENLIVEN) of pegozafermin in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The exhibit furnished under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 27, 2023 | |
| 104 | The cover page from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL | |
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.
| 89bio, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: November 27, 2023 | By: | /s/ Rohan Palekar | ||||
| Rohan Palekar | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||