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): May 14, 2021

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	001-36276	27-2546083
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

60 Leveroni Court
Novato, California		94949
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 415 483-8800

(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:

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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, $0.001 par value	RARE	NASDAQ Global Select 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 8.01 Other Events.

On May 14, 2021, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing positive multi-year durability data from its ongoing Phase 1/2 gene therapy studies and data on the Company’s HeLa 3.0 manufacturing platform presented at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy 2021 Annual Meeting. A copy of the Press Release is filed as Exhibit 99.1

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated May 14, 2021.
104	The cover page from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 14, 2021 formatted in Inline XBRL.

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.