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): February 1, 2021

9 Meters Biopharma, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-37797	27-3948465
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8480 Honeycutt Road, Suite 120, Raleigh, NC 27615

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(919) 275-1933

(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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 $0.0001 Par Value	NMTR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 x

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. x

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 1, 2021, 9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release to announce it will host a research and development webinar on its’ short bowel syndrome program and the results of the recently completed Phase 1b/2a clinical trial on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. A copy of such release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated February 1, 2021.

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.

	9 Meters Biopharma, Inc.
Date: February 1, 2021	By:	/s/ Edward J. Sitar
		Edward J. Sitar
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. Announces Research & Development Day on

Short Bowel Syndrome

- SAVE THE DATE: Webinar Scheduled for March 23, 2021 @ 11 AM ET -

Raleigh, NC, February 1, 2021 – 9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMTR), a clinical-stage rare and unmet needs-focused gastroenterology company, today announced that it will host a research and development day webinar on its clinical development program to treat short bowel syndrome (SBS) on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 11:00 am Eastern Time. Please see additional details below:

SBS Research and Development Day 2020

    Date:               Tuesday, March 23, 2021

    Time:               11:00 am Eastern Time

Topics:        NM-002 (proprietary GLP-1 agonist) Program Update

•Short Bowel Syndrome Overview

•Clinical Impact of Chronic Diarrhea in SBS

•Paradigm Shift to GLP-1

•Updated Phase 1b/2a Results

•Clinical & Regulatory Path Forward

Conference                                         

Details:             Additional webinar, agenda and speaker details to follow prior to event

For additional information and to see all upcoming events for 9Meters please visit the Events section of the 9Meters website at: https://9meters.com/events/

About 9 Meters Biopharma    

9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. ("the Company") is a rare and unmet needs-focused gastroenterology company. The Company is advancing NM-002, a proprietary long-acting GLP-1 agonist into a Phase 2 trial for short bowel syndrome (SBS), a rare, orphan disease, as well as larazotide, a Phase 3 tight junction regulator being evaluated for patient-reported symptom improvement in non-responsive celiac disease.

For more information, please visit www.9meters.com or follow 9 Meters on  Twitter and LinkedIn.

Forward-looking Statements    

This press release includes forward-looking statements based upon the Company's current expectations. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express our intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements relating to our future activities or other future events or conditions. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation: (i) uncertainties associated with the clinical development and regulatory approval of product candidates; (ii) risks related to the

inability of the Company to obtain sufficient additional capital to continue to advance these product candidates and its preclinical programs; (iii) uncertainties in obtaining successful clinical results for product candidates and unexpected costs that may result therefrom; (iv) risks related to the failure to realize any value from product candidates and preclinical programs being developed and anticipated to be developed in light of inherent risks and difficulties involved in successfully bringing product candidates to market; (v) the impact of COVID-19 on our operations, clinical trials or future financings and (vi) risks associated with the possible failure to realize certain anticipated benefits of the Company's recent merger and the Naia acquisition, including with respect to future financial and operating results. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements because of these risks and uncertainties. These and other risks and uncertainties are more fully described in periodic filings with the SEC, including the factors described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 and in other filings that the Company has made and future filings the Company will make with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are made only as of the date hereof or as of the dates indicated in the forward-looking statements. The company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in its expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.

Corporate contacts

Edward J. Sitar

Chief Financial Officer

9 Meters Biopharma, Inc.

investor-relations@9meters.com

www.9meters.com

Media contact

Amy Jobe, Ph.D.

LifeSci Communications, LLC

ajobe@lifescicomms.com

315-879-8192

Investor contact

Corey Davis, Ph.D.

LifeSci Advisors, LLC

cdavis@lifesciadvisors.com

212-915-2577