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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): December 21, 2023
 
 
DIANTHUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
  
001-38541
  
81-0724163
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  
(Commission
File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
7 Times Square
43rd Floor
New York, New York
    
10036
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
    
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 929
999-4055
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
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 communications 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))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
  
Trading
Symbol(s)
  
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value   DNTH   The Nasdaq Capital Market
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).
Emerging growth company  ☒
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.  ☐
 
 
 
Table of Contents
Item 8.01 Other Events.
As previously reported, on September 11, 2023, Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc. (the “
Company
”) effected a
1-for-16
reverse stock split of its common stock (the “
Reverse Stock Split
”) immediately prior to the consummation of the reverse merger with Dianthus Therapeutics OpCo, Inc. (formerly Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc.) (“
Former Dianthus
”). At the effective time of the reverse merger, the Company issued common stock to Former Dianthus stockholders based on an exchange ratio of approximately 0.2181 shares of common stock for each share of Former Dianthus capital stock (which exchange ratio reflects the Reverse Stock Split) (the “
Exchange Ratio
”). To reflect the Reverse Stock Split and the Exchange Ratio, the audited financial statements of Former Dianthus for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 and the related notes thereto have been recast and are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1. There have been no other changes to such financial statements.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit
No.
   
Description
23.1    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm of Dianthus Therapeutics OpCo, Inc. (formerly Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc.)
99.1    Audited recasted financial statements of Dianthus Therapeutics OpCo, Inc. (formerly Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc.) as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
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SIG
NATU
RES
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.
 
       
DIANTHUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: December 21, 2023    By:   
/s/ Adam M. Veness, Esq.
        Adam M. Veness, Esq.
SVP, General Counsel and Secretary