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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release on March 9, 2021 announcing its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020 and providing an update on its clinical development activities. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference to this Item 2.02.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed to be “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 it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such a filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. Except as required by law, we undertake no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information so furnished.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 9, 2021, the Company posted an updated corporate investor presentation on its website at www.marinuspharma.com. A copy of the corporate investor presentation is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference to this Item 8.01.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 9, 2021, of Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |
| 99.2 | Corporate investor presentation, dated March 9, 2021. | |
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. |
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.
| MARINUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Date: March 9, 2021 | /s/ Edward Smith |
| Edward Smith | |
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |