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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 28, 2024, Vivani Medical, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing positive preclinical data on weight loss effects for NPM-115, the Company’s miniature, twice-yearly, exenatide implant under development for the treatment of chronic weight management. A copy of the press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The Company from time to time presents and/or distributes to the investment community at various industry and other conferences slide presentations to provide updates and summaries of its business. These slides are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2 and are incorporated by reference herein. The Company is also posting to the “Investors” portion of its website a copy of its current corporate slide presentation. The slides speak as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. While the Company may elect to update the slides in the future or reflect events and circumstances occurring or existing after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.
The information in this report (including Exhibits 99. 1 and 99.2, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the 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 in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2).
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release titled “Vivani Medical Announces Positive NPM-115 Preclinical Weight Loss Data Comparable to Ozempic®/Wegovy® and Discloses NPM-139 as Semaglutide as Strategy Shifts to Prioritize Obesity Portfolio”issued by the Company on February 28, 2024. | |
| 99.2 | Corporate Presentation as of February 28, 2024. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
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.
| VIVANI MEDICAL, INC. | |||
| Date: | February 28, 2024 | By: | /s/ Brigid Makes |
| Brigid
Makes Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |