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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
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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 28, 2022.
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PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware001-3930347-4272481
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
   
260 Littlefield Avenue,
South San Francisco, CA
 94080
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (650) 481-6770
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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, par value $0.0001 per share PLRX The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 28, 2022, Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Original Press Release”). A copy of the Original Press Release was furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s a Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 28, 2022. On February 28, 2022, the Company issued a second press release (the “Corrected Press Release”) to correct an inadvertent error regarding the research and development expenses and corresponding totals/subtotals for the year ended December 31, 2021 reported in the accompanying tables in the Original Press Release. No other changes were made to the Original Press Release.
Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. 
Exhibit
No.
 Description
99.1 
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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.
 PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC.
   
Date: February 28, 2022
By:/s/ Keith Cummings
  Keith Cummings, M.D., MBA
  Chief Financial Officer


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