9 METERS BIOPHARMA, INC. (Form: 8-K, Received: 02/10/2021 07:32:32)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 10, 2021

9 Meters Biopharma, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-37797

27-3948465

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

8480 Honeycutt Road, Suite 120, Raleigh, NC 27615

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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 $0.0001 Par Value	NMTR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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Item 8.01.			Other Events.

On February 10, 2021, 9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. announced it will be participating in the 23rd Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference. A copy of such release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.


Item 9.01.			Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No.			Description
Exhibit 99.1			Press Release dated February 10, 2021.

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.



	9 Meters Biopharma, Inc.

Date: February 10, 2021	By:	/s/ Edward J. Sitar
		Edward J. Sitar
		Chief Financial Officer

9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. to Present at the 23rd Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference

Raleigh, NC, February 10, 2021 – 9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMTR), a clinical-stage rare and unmet needs-focused gastroenterology company, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, John Temperato, will present a corporate overview and participate in one-on-one investor meetings at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference. The conference will be held virtually with all participants joining remotely February 16th - 18th.

The Company’s presentation will be available on demand on the BIO CEO & Investor Conference website and will remain available through March 20, 2021.

If you are interested in arranging a one-on-one meeting, request a meeting on the One-on-One Partnering System hosted by BIO or contact Corey Davis at LifeSci Advisors.

For more information about the BIO CEO & Investor Conference, please refer to the conference website at https://www.bio.org/events/bio-ceo-investor-digital-conference

About 9 Meters Biopharma 9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. ("the Company") is a rare and unmet needs-focused gastroenterology company. The Company is advancing NM-002, a proprietary long-acting GLP-1 agonist into a Phase 2 trial for short bowel syndrome (SBS), a rare, orphan disease, as well as larazotide, a Phase 3 tight junction regulator being evaluated for patient-reported symptom improvement in non-responsive celiac disease. For more information, please visit www.9meters.com or follow 9 Meters on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Forward-looking Statements This press release includes forward-looking statements based upon the Company's current expectations. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express our intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements relating to our future activities or other future events or conditions. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation: (i) uncertainties associated with the clinical development and regulatory approval of product candidates; (ii) risks related to the inability of the Company to obtain sufficient additional capital to continue to advance these product candidates and its preclinical programs; (iii) uncertainties in obtaining successful clinical results for product candidates and unexpected costs that may result therefrom; (iv) risks related to the failure to realize any value from product candidates and preclinical programs being developed and anticipated to be developed in light of inherent risks and difficulties involved in successfully bringing product candidates to market; (v) the impact of COVID-19 on our operations, clinical trials or future financings and (vi) risks associated with the possible failure to realize certain anticipated benefits of the Company's recent merger and the Naia acquisition, including with respect to future financial and operating results. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements because of these risks and uncertainties. These and other risks and uncertainties are more fully described in periodic filings with the SEC, including the factors described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 and in other filings that the Company has made and future filings the Company will make with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are made only as of the date hereof or as of the dates indicated in the forward-looking statements. The company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in its expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.

Chief Financial Officer

9 Meters Biopharma, Inc.

investor-relations@9meters.com

LifeSci Communications, LLC

ajobe@lifescicomms.com

LifeSci Advisors, LLC

cdavis@lifesciadvisors.com