Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 13, 2021

Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-36287	26-1388364
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

10 Mall Road, Suite 301 Burlington, Massachusetts		01803
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (781) 305-7777

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:

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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 $0.001 per share

FLXN

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.

On January 13, 2021, Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. (“Flexion”) issued a press release announcing certain preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2020, and made available on its corporate website a related presentation. A copy of the press release and the presentation are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively.

The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Flexion estimates that its net sales during the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020, were $26.3 million and $85.5 million, respectively, and that its cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of December 31, 2020, were approximately $175 million. This financial information is preliminary and subject to adjustment.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release of Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. dated January 13, 2021
99.2		Presentation of Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. dated January 13, 2021
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (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 thereunto duly authorized.