UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): June 15, 2020
TELA Bio, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 3841 | 45-5320061 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 24, Malvern, Pennsylvania |
19355 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (484) 320-2930
Not Applicable
(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 | Name of Exchange on Which Registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | TELA | Nasdaq Global Market |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On June 15, 2020, TELA Bio, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that two abstracts focused on evaluating the Company’s OviTex® products have been accepted for presentation at the 20th annual Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium. The first poster presentation, “Reinforced Biologics in MIS Ventral Hernia Repair,” provides one-year follow-up results for 31 ventral hernia patients repaired minimally invasively and the second poster presentation, “Using a Reinforced Biologic Mesh in a Minimally Invasive Technique for Ventral Hernia Repair,” describes a novel single incision technique using Ovitex® to repair ventral hernias in 27 complex patients.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, 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, and shall not be deemed to be 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 filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:
| Exhibit No. |
Document | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 15, 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.
| TELA BIO, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Antony Koblish | |
| Name: | Antony Koblish | |
| Title: | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
Date: June 15, 2020