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| ITEM 2.02 | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION |
On January 26, 2021, Cortexyme, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release, which provided a pipeline update and anticipated milestones for 2021. The Company also reported on a preliminary and unaudited basis estimated cash and investments as of December 31, 2020 on a pro forma basis. These are preliminary estimates based on currently available information and do not present all necessary information for a complete understanding of the Company’s financial condition as of December 31, 2020, or the Company’s results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on From 8-K shall not be deemed to be “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, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
| ITEM 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS |
On January 26, 2021, the Company issued a press release titled “Cortexyme Announces Pipeline Update and Anticipated 2021 Milestones.” A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 26, 2021. | |
| 104 | Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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.
| CORTEXYME, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Caryn G. McDowell | |||||
| Date: January 26, 2021 | Title: | Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||