0001104659-20-029463.txt : 20200305 0001104659-20-029463.hdr.sgml : 20200305 20200305085112 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-20-029463 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200305 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20200305 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200305 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001614067 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 320074500 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-38630 FILM NUMBER: 20689719 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5941 OPTICAL COURT CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95138 BUSINESS PHONE: (408) 385-1742 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5941 OPTICAL COURT CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95138 8-K 1 tm2011678-2_8k.htm FORM 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)

March 5, 2020

Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-38630		47-2641188
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I. R. S. Employer Identification No.)

5941 Optical Ct.

San Jose, California 95138

(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)

(408) 385-1742

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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		ARDS		Nasdaq Capital Market

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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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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 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. ¨

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On March 5, 2020, Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that Vu Truong, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 32^nd Annual ROTH Conference on Monday, March 16, 2020 at 4:00 pm PDT. The conference will be held at The Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Orange County, CA. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

99.1	Press Release of Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dated March 5, 2020

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: March 5, 2020	ARIDIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

	/s/ Vu Truong
	Vu Truong
	Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1 2 tm2011678d2_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Aridis Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 32^nd Annual ROTH Conference

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel anti-infective therapies to treat life-threatening bacterial infections, announced today that Vu Truong, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 32^nd Annual ROTH Conference on Monday, March 16, 2020 at 4:00 pm PDT. The conference will be held at The Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Orange County, CA.

About Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops anti-infectives to be used as add-on treatments to standard-of-care antibiotics. The Company is utilizing its proprietary APEX^TM and MabIgX® technology platforms to rapidly identify rare, potent antibody-producing B-cells from patients who have successfully overcome an infection, and to manufacture mAbs for therapeutic treatment of critical infections. These mAbs are already of human origin and functionally optimized for high potency by the donor’s immune system; hence, they do not require genetic engineering or further optimization to achieve full functionality.

The Company has generated multiple clinical stage mAbs targeting bacteria that cause life-threatening infections such as VAP and HAP. The use of mAbs as anti-infective treatments represents an innovative therapeutic approach that harnesses the human immune system to fight infections and is designed to overcome the deficiencies associated with the current standard of care which is broad spectrum antibiotics. Such deficiencies include, but are not limited to, increasing drug resistance, short duration of efficacy, disruption of the normal flora of the human microbiome and lack of differentiation among current treatments. The mAb portfolio is complemented by a non-antibiotic novel mechanism small molecule anti-infective candidate being developed to treat lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. The company’s pipeline is highlighted below:

Aridis' Pipeline

AR-301 (VAP). AR-301 is a fully human immunoglobulin 1, or IgG1, mAb currently in Phase 3 clinical development targeting gram-positive S. aureus alpha-toxin in VAP patients.

AR-101 (HAP). AR-101 is a fully human immunoglobulin M, or IgM, mAb targeting P. aeruginosa liposaccharides serotype O11, which accounts for approximately 22% of all P. aeruginosa hospital acquired pneumonia cases worldwide.

AR-501 (cystic fibrosis). AR-501 is an inhaled formulation of gallium citrate with broad-spectrum anti-infective activity being developed to treat chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. This program is currently in a Phase 1/2a clinical study in healthy volunteers and CF patients.

AR-401 (blood stream infections). AR-401 is a fully human mAb preclinical program aimed at treating infections caused by gram-negative Acinetobacter baumannii.

AR-201 (RSV infection). AR-201 is a fully human IgG1 mAb preclinical program aimed at neutralizing diverse clinical isolates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

For additional information on Aridis Pharmaceuticals, please visit https://aridispharma.com/.

Contact:

Investor Relations

Jason Wong

Blueprint Life Science Group

jwong@bplifescience.com

(415) 375-3340 Ext. 4

SOURCE Aridis Pharmaceuticals