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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 3, 2025, Rapport Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) furnished its corporate presentation, attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with the TD Cowen 45th Annual Health Care Conference today, March 3, 2025. The corporate presentation will also be available in the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.rapportrx.com.
On March 3, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Jeffrey Sevigny as Chief Medical Officer of the Company. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information included under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On March 3, 2025, the Company announced, in its corporate presentation, timeline updates with regards to its Phase 2a trials of RAP-219 in refractory focal epilepsy and bipolar mania. The Company is currently conducting a Phase 2a proof-of-concept trial in adult patients with refractory focal epilepsy, for which it expects to report topline results in the third quarter of 2025. The Company also intends to initiate an additional Phase 2a trial of RAP-219 in bipolar mania in the third quarter of 2025 with topline data expected in the first half of 2027.
Forward-Looking Statements
The information under this Item 8.01 contains “forward-looking statements” of the Company within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including without limitation, express or implied statements regarding: the clinical development of RAP-219 for the treatment of refractory focal epilepsy and bipolar mania and the expected timing of the results from ongoing clinical trials.
Forward looking statements in this Item 8.01 are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could negatively affect the Company’s business, operating results, financial condition, and stock value. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated include: risks relating to the Company’s research and development activities, including that interim, topline and preliminary data from our clinical trials that we announce or publish from time to time are subject to audit and verification procedures that could result in material changes in the final data; the Company’s ability to execute on its strategy including obtaining the requisite regulatory approvals on the expected timeline, if at all; uncertainties relating to preclinical and clinical development activities; the Company’s dependence on third parties to conduct clinical trials, manufacture its product candidates and develop and commercialize its product candidates, if approved; the Company’s ability to attract, integrate and retain key personnel; risks related to the company’s financial condition and need for substantial additional funds in order to complete development activities and commercialize a product candidate, if approved; risks related to regulatory developments and approval processes of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and comparable foreign regulatory authorities; risks related to establishing and maintaining the Company’s intellectual property protections; and risks related to the competitive landscape for the Company’s product candidates; as well as other risks described in “Risk Factors,” in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, and most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties, and other important factors in the Company’s subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in its expectations or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law, and claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Rapport Therapeutics, Inc. Corporate Presentation, March 2025, furnished hereto |
| 99.2 |
| 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.
| Rapport Therapeutics, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: March 3, 2025 | By: | /s/ Troy Ignelzi | ||||
| Troy Ignelzi | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||