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): June 11, 2019
ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 033-80623 | 95-4343413 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1040 West Georgia Street, Suite 1030, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 4H1 |
V6E 4H1 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (604) 210-2217
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading |
Name of exchange | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | ACHV | The NASDAQ Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On June 11, 2019, Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein reporting statistically significant improvement in quit rates for its simplified cytisinicline dosing schedule in Phase 2b of the Company’s ORCA-1 dose-selection trial.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated June 11, 2019. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 11, 2019 | /s/ John Bencich | |||||
| John Bencich | ||||||
| Chief Financial and Operating Officer | ||||||