UNITED STATES
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
In connection with the press release described in Item 8.01 below, on January 8, 2024, Prothena Corporation plc (the “Company”) announced that it expects to report cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash of approximately $621 million as of December 31, 2023. This preliminary estimate is based on currently available information and does not present all necessary information for a complete understanding of the Company’s financial condition as of December 31, 2023, or the Company’s results of operations for the fourth quarter or year-ended December 31, 2023.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On January 8, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing certain business updates. A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 8, 2024 | |
| 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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: January 8, 2024 | PROTHENA CORPORATION PLC | |||||
| By: | /s/ Tran B. Nguyen | |||||
| Name: | Tran B. Nguyen | |||||
| Title: | Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Financial Officer | |||||