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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 30, 2019, Wave Life Sciences Ltd. (the “Company” or “Wave”) issued a press release announcing topline data and the addition of a higher dose cohort in the Company’s ongoing Phase 1b/2a PRECISION-HD2 clinical trial evaluating investigational WVE-120102 in patients with Huntington’s disease (HD).
In addition, the press release indicated that Wave management will host an investor conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET on December 30, 2019 to discuss the topline results. For purposes of the call, and in connection with the announcement described above, the Company provided an investor slide presentation (the “Investor Slide Presentation”) summarizing the topline results, which is available on the “For Investors & Media” section of the Company’s website at http://ir.wavelifesciences.com/. Copies of the press release and the Investor Slide Presentation are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Item 7.01 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 set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
The information set forth in the press release, other than the second and fifth paragraphs thereof, is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Press Release issued by Wave Life Sciences Ltd. dated December 30, 2019 | |||
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The portions of the press release incorporated by reference into Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are being filed pursuant to such item. The remaining portions of the press release are being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and 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 they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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.
| WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Keith C. Regnante | |
| Keith C. Regnante | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: December 30, 2019