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): March 22, 2022

KRYSTAL BIOTECH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-38210

82-1080209

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

2100 Wharton Street, Suite 701

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 586-5830

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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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 March 22, 2022, Juene Aesthetics, Inc. (the “Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Krystal Biotech, Inc., issued a press release announcing positive proof-of-concept efficacy data from Cohort 2 of the PEARL-1 study of KB301, the Company’s lead candidate for the treatment of aesthetic skin conditions. In addition, the press release indicated that the Company and Krystal Biotech, Inc. would host an investor conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET on March 22, 2022 to discuss the Phase 1 PEARL-1 study data and the KB301 clinical development program. For purposes of the call, the Company provided an investor slide presentation (the “Investor Slide Presentation”), which is available on the “Investors” section of Krystal Biotech Inc.’s website at www.krystalbio.com. Copies of the press release and the Investor Slide Presentation are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.

This information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, or incorporated by reference in any filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description

99.1						Press Release, dated March 22, 2022
99.2						Investor Slide Presentation, dated March 22, 2022
104						Cover Page Interactive Data file (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

Date: March 22, 2022

KRYSTAL BIOTECH, INC.

By:

/s/ Krish S. Krishnan

Name:

Krish S. Krishnan

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

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