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): May 14, 2020

SURFACE ONCOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-38459	46-5543980
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

50 Hampshire Street, 8th Floor

Cambridge, MA 02139

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(617) 714-4096

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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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 per share	SURF	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 May 14, 2020, Surface Oncology, Inc. issued a press release titled “Surface Oncology to Present at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.” A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto are intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (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 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release issued by Surface Oncology, Inc. dated May 14, 2020

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

	Surface Oncology, Inc.
Date: May 14, 2020	By:	/s/ J. Jeffrey Goater
		J. Jeffrey Goater
		President and Chief Executive Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Surface Oncology to Present at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 14, 2020 -- Surface Oncology(Nasdaq: SURF), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing next-generation immunotherapies that target the tumor microenvironment, today announced that data from the Phase 1 study of SRF231, a fully human, high-affinity anti-CD47 antibody, will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2020 Annual Meeting, to be held virtually May 29 - 31.

A summary is provided below; the full poster will be placed on Surface Oncology’s website following the presentation.

Presentation Type:e-poster (Abstract: 3064 / Poster: 128)

Title:Results of a first-in-human Phase 1 study of SRF231, a fully human, high-affinity anti-CD47 antibody

Lead Author: Amita Patnaik

Session: Developmental Therapeutics - Immunotherapy

In 2018, Surface Oncology deprioritized the SRF231 clinical program and is concluding its Phase 1 study.

About Surface Oncology:

Surface Oncology is an immuno-oncology company developing next-generation antibody therapies focused on the tumor microenvironment. Its pipeline includes two wholly-owned lead programs targeting CD39 (SRF617) and IL-27 (SRF388), a clinical-stage collaboration with Novartis targeting CD73 (NZV930), and two preclinical programs, each focused primarily on activating natural killer cells (via targeting CD112R) or depleting regulatory T cells (via targeting CCR8). Surface’s novel cancer immunotherapies are designed to achieve a clinically meaningful and sustained anti-tumor response and may be used alone or in combination with other therapies. For more information, please visit www.surfaceoncology.com.

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