Current Report Filing (8-k)

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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 10, 2022

 

EQRX, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		001-40312		86-1691173
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

50 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA		02139
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 617-315-2255

 

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(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share		EQRX		The Nasdaq Global Market
Warrants to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50		EQRXW		The Nasdaq Global Market

 

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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

Although it has not finalized its full financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, EQRx, Inc. (“EQRx”) announced on January 10, 2022, that it expects to report that it had approximately $1.7 billion of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of December 31, 2021.

 

The information contained in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is unaudited and preliminary and does not present all information necessary for an understanding of EQRx’s financial condition as of December 31, 2021. The audit of EQRx’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 is ongoing and could result in changes to the information set forth above.

 

The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K 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, nor shall it be deemed 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 a filing.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

EQRx will virtually present a business update at the 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare on January 10, 2022. A copy of EQRx’s presentation slides, which will be referenced during the virtual presentation, is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in this Item 7.01 of 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 Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed 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 a filing.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On January 10, 2022, EQRx announced that it currently expects to incur between $350 million and $500 million of total operating expense for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. It also announced its plans to initiate direct comparison trials for each of aumolertinib and sugemalimab, its two pre-registrational assets, in 2022. The planned trial for aumolertinib will be a randomized, mulit-center, US-led trial comparing aumolertinib to aumolertinib plus chemotherapy to osimertinib. The planned trial for sugemalimab will be a randomized, multi-center, US-led trial and include comparisons against approved PD-1/PD-L1 agents.

 

The disclosure under this Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including, without limitation, express or implied statements regarding estimates of EQRx’s operating expenses and its related needs for additional financing; EQRx’s ability to advance its current and future drug candidates into, and successfully complete, preclinical studies and clinical trials; and the relationship of EQRx with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and other regulators, including with respect to such regulators’ acceptance of clinical data generated by third parties. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as (but not limited to) “may”, “should”, “expect”, “intend”, “will”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “predict”, “potential”, “could”, “project”, “budget”, “forecast”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “design” or “continue”, or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by EQRx and its management, are inherently uncertain. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to, various factors beyond EQRx’s control, including general economic conditions and other risks, uncertainties and factors set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in the prospectus dated December 23, 2021 and filed with the SEC, and other documents filed by EQRx from time to time with the SEC, as well as factors associated with companies, such as EQRx, that operate in the biopharma industry, including uncertainty in the timing or results of preclinical studies and clinical trials, product acceptance and/or receipt of regulatory approvals for product candidates, including any delays and other impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Nothing in this Current Report on Form 8-K should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, which speak only as of the date they are made and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the cautionary statements herein. EQRx does not undertake or accept any duty to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not purport to summarize all of the conditions, risks and other attributes of an investment in EQRx.

 

(c) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Copy of EQRx, Inc.’s presentation slides (furnished herewith)
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

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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.

 

	EQRX, INC.
Date: January 10, 2022	By:	/s/ Melanie Nallicheri
	Name:	Melanie Nallicheri
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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