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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On August 12, 2025, Spero Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2025. A copy of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained in this Item 2.02 and in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 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 or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On August 12, 2025, the Company released an investor presentation (the “Investor Presentation”), which includes updates regarding the Company’s business and operations that management intends to use from time to time in investor communications and conferences. A copy of the Investor Presentation is attached and furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is also available on the “Investor Relations” portion of the Company’s website at https://www.sperotherapeutics.com/investor-relations#ir-corp-presentation.
The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.2, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
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| 99.1 | Press release issued by Spero Therapeutics, Inc. on August 12, 2025 | |
| 99.2 | Corporate Investor Presentation of Spero Therapeutics, Inc. as of August 12, 2025 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and incorporated as Exhibit 101) | |
SIGNATURE
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: August 12, 2025 | SPERO THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Esther Rajavelu | |||||
| Esther Rajavelu | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer | ||||||