Form 8-K - Current report

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): November 26, 2024

Keros Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-39264

81-1173868

(state or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1050 Waltham Street, Suite 302

Lexington, Massachusetts

02421

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 314-6297

Not applicable

(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)


☐			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)


☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))


☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

KROS

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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 26, 2024, Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Jasbir Seehra, the Company’s Chair and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a fireside chat presentation at the Piper Sandler 36th Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time, and a fireside chat presentation at the 7th Annual Evercore HealthConx Conference on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. 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 information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, 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. The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit is not incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits



Exhibit
No.						Description
99.1						Press Release dated November 2 6, 2024.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.



KEROS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

By:						/s/ Jasbir Seehra
						Jasbir Seehra, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer

Dated: November 26, 2024

Exhibit 99.1

Keros Therapeutics Announces Participation at Upcoming Healthcare Conferences

LEXINGTON, Mass., Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (“Keros” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: KROS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat a wide range of patients with disorders that are linked to dysfunctional signaling of the transforming growth factor-beta (“TGF-ß”) family of proteins, today announced that Keros’ Chair and Chief Executive Officer Jasbir S. Seehra, Ph.D., will present at the following healthcare conferences:

Piper Sandler 36th Annual Healthcare Conference

•Date and Time: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time

•Link: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1699705&tp_key=2752037800

•Format: Fireside Chat Presentation

7th Annual Evercore HealthConx Conference

•Date and Time: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time

•Link: https://wsw.com/webcast/evercore44/kros/2395197

•Format: Fireside Chat Presentation

For each presentation, an archived replay will be accessible in the Investors section of the Keros website at https://ir.kerostx.com for up to 90 days following the conclusion of each event.

About Keros Therapeutics, Inc.

Keros is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat a wide range of patients with disorders that are linked to dysfunctional signaling of the TGF-ß family of proteins. The Company is a leader in understanding the role of the TGF-ß family of proteins, which are master regulators of the growth, repair and maintenance of a number of tissues, including blood, bone, skeletal muscle, adipose and heart tissue. By leveraging this understanding, Keros has discovered and is developing protein therapeutics that have the potential to provide meaningful and potentially disease-modifying benefit to patients. Keros’ lead product candidate, elritercept (KER-050), is being developed for the treatment of low blood cell counts, or cytopenias, including anemia and thrombocytopenia, in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and in patients with myelofibrosis. Keros’ second product candidate, cibotercept (KER-012), is being developed for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders. Keros’ third product candidate, KER-065, is being developed for the treatment of obesity and for the treatment of neuromuscular diseases.

Investor Contact:

Justin Frantz

jfrantz@kerostx.com

617-221-6042

Cover	Nov. 26, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Nov. 26, 2024
Entity Registrant Name	Keros Therapeutics, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-39264
Entity Tax Identification Number	81-1173868
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Entity Central Index Key	0001664710
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