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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 18, 2025 |
Fractyl Health, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
001-41942 |
27-3553477 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
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(IRS Employer
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3 Van de Graaff Drive Suite 200 |
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Burlington, Massachusetts |
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01803 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (781) 902-8800 |
(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:
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Title of each class
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Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share |
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GUTS |
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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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 18, 2025, Fractyl Health, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release that announced the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued two new patents that further strengthen the Company’s extensive intellectual property portfolio designed to protect its duodenal resurfacing innovations.
A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report (including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly provided by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
As noted above, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued two new patents that further strengthen the Company’s extensive intellectual property portfolio designed to protect its duodenal resurfacing innovations.
U.S. Patent No. 12,329,439, issued June 17, 2025, and U.S. Patent No. 12,303,185, issued May 20, 2025, both titled "Electrical energy ablation systems, devices and methods for the treatment of tissue," are directed to ablating duodenal mucosa with various forms of energy, including thermal and non-thermal electrical energy.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit relating to Item 7.01 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:
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.
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Fractyl Health, Inc. |
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Date: |
June 18, 2025 |
By: |
/s/ Harith Rajagopalan |
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Harith Rajagopalan, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer) |