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, 2018
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
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Non-accelerated filer
☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company

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, 2018 was 53,974,184.









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, 2018 (the “Form 10-Q”), originally filed on May 10, 2018. 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 10.1, as originally filed with the Form 10-Q. This Amendment is being filed solely to re-file Exhibit 10.1 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
Number
 
Exhibit Description
 
 
Incorporated by
Reference herein
from Form or
Schedule
 
Filing Date
 
SEC File /
Registration
Number
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
License and Collaboration Agreement by and among the Company, Pieris Pharmaceuticals GmbH and Seattle Genetics, Inc., effective as of February 8, 2018
*@
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Exclusive Anticalin Platform Technology License Agreement by and among the Company, Pieris Pharmaceuticals GmbH and Seattle Genetics, Inc., effective as of February 8, 2018
@
 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
 
May 10, 2018
 
001-37471
  
Certification of Stephen S. Yoder, Chief Executive Officer and President, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes—Oxley Act of 2002
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Certification of Allan Reine, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes—Oxley Act of 2002
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Certification of Stephen S. Yoder, Chief Executive Officer and President, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes—Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (previously furnished as part of the Form 10-Q)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Certification of Allan Reine, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes—Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (previously furnished 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 Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (previously filed as part of the Form 10-Q)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Confidential treatment requested as to portions of the exhibit. Confidential materials omitted and filed separately with the SEC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







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: July 31, 2018
By: /s/Stephen S. Yoder    
Stephen S. Yoder
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Date: July 31, 2018
By: /s/Allan Reine    
Allan Reine
Chief Financial Officer