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UNITED STATES
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):
November 12, 2021
​
Akouos, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
​
Delaware
001-39343
81-1716654
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
​
​
645 Summer Street
Suite 200
Boston
,
MA
02210
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (
857
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410-1818
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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share
AKUS
Nasdaq Global Select Market
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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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Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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On November 12, 2021, Akouos, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the Company's financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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The information in this Item 2.02 (including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto) is being furnished and 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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release Issued by Akouos, Inc. on November 12, 2021
104
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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AKOUOS, INC.
Date: November 12, 2021
By:
/s/ Emmanuel Simons
Name: Emmanuel Simons, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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