UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

Form 10-Q/A
Amendment No. 1
 

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Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017
or
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission file number: 001-37471
 

PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
Nevada
 
33-0784346
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
255 State Street, 9th Floor
 
 
Boston, MA
 
 
United States
 
02109
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
857-246-8998
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý No ☐





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
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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. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ý

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, as of May 9, 2017 was 43,068,790.









EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 (the “Form 10-Q”), originally filed on May 15, 2017. This Amendment is an exhibit-only filing in response to comments received from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with a request for confidential treatment of certain portions of Exhibit 10.3, as originally filed with the Form 10-Q. This Amendment is being filed solely to re-file Exhibit 10.3 based on comments from the Commission. In addition, as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, new certifications by our principal executive officer and principal financial officer are filed as exhibits to this Amendment.
This Amendment is limited in scope to the items identified above and should be read in conjunction with the Form 10-Q. This Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Form 10-Q and no revisions are being made to the Company’s financial statements pursuant to this Amendment. Other than the filing of the information identified above, this Amendment does not modify or update the disclosure in the Form 10-Q in any way.

PART II
Item 6.    Exhibits






Exhibit No.
 
Exhibit Description
 
Collaboration Agreement by and among the Registrant, Pieris Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Les Laboratoires Servier and Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier, dated as of January 4, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of the Registrant’s Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed April 26, 2018 (File No. 001-37471))
 
Non-Exclusive Anticalin Platform Technology License Agreement by and among the Registrant, Pieris Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Les Laboratoires Servier and Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier, dated as of January 4, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of the Registrant’s Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed April 26, 2018 (File No. 001-37471))
 
Exclusive Option Agreement by and among the Registrant, Pieris Pharmaceuticals GmbH and ASKA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., dated as of February 27, 2017
 
Amendment No.1 to Definitive License and Transfer Agreement by and between the Company and Enumeral Biomedical Holdings, Inc. effective as of January 3, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 30, 2017 (File No. 001-37471))
 
Separation Agreement by and between the Registrant and Darlene Deptula-Hicks, dated as of February 7, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 30, 2017 (File No. 001-37471))
 
Consulting Agreement by and between the Registrant and Danforth Advisors, LLC, dated as of February 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 30, 2017 (File No. 001-37471))
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Principal Executive Officer
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Principal Financial Officer
 
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Principal Executive Officer (previously filed as part of the Form 10-Q)
 
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Principal Financial Officer (previously filed as part of the Form 10-Q)
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document (previously filed as part of the Form 10-Q)
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (previously filed as part of the Form 10-Q)
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (previously filed as part of the Form 10-Q)
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (previously filed as part of the Form 10-Q)
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (previously filed as part of the Form 10-Q)
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document (previously filed as part of the Form 10-Q)


±     Confidential treatment has been requested as to certain portions, which portions have been omitted and submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
*     Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.







SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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, thereunto duly authorized.

Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Date: April 26, 2018
By: /s/Stephen S. Yoder    
Stephen S. Yoder
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Date: April 26, 2018
By: /s/Allan Reine    
Allan Reine
Chief Financial Officer