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Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Copies of the press releases, dated July 27, 2023, announcing the appointment of Jamie Dananberg, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer of Annexon, Inc. (the “Company”), and dated July 30, 2023, announcing results from the ongoing ARCHER trial in patients with geographic atrophy (GA), as presented at the ASRS 2023 Annual Meeting, are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, hereto and are incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibits shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On July 27, 2023, Dr. Dananberg commenced employment as Chief Medical Officer of the Company.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1 | Press Release, dated July 27, 2023, titled “Annexon Biosciences Strengthens Leadership Team with Appointment of Jamie Dananberg, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer.” | |
99.2 | Press Release, dated July 30, 2023, titled “Annexon Presents ARCHER Trial Results at ASRS 2023 Highlighting Potential of ANX007 as a Differentiated Treatment for Geographic Atrophy.” | |
104.1 | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in inline XBRL. |
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.
Dated: July 31, 2023 | Annexon, Inc. | |||||
By: | /s/ Jennifer Lew | |||||
Jennifer Lew | ||||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |