UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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): May 12, 2016

 

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 Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Delaware 001-37539 27-4825712

(State or other jurisdiction 

of incorporation) 

(Commission 

File Number) 

(I.R.S. Employer 

Identification No.) 

 

400 East Jamie Court, Suite 101

South San Francisco, CA 94080

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(650) 741-7700

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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 communication 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))

 

 

 

  

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On May 12, 2016, Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The information in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
99.1 Press Release, dated May 12, 2016, furnished herewith.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

Date: May 12, 2016

 

  GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Jeffrey Farrow
  Name: Jeffrey Farrow
  Title:

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
99.1 Press Release, dated May 12, 2016, furnished herewith.