BPTSY Biophytis SA (PK)

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES

AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report: January 6, 2025

 

Commission File Number: 001-38974

 

BIOPHYTIS S.A.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Stanislas Veillet

Biophytis S.A.

Sorbonne University-BC 9, Bâtiment A 4ème étage

4 place Jussieu

75005 Paris, France

+33 1 44 27 23 00

(Address of principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

x Form 20-F ¨ Form 40-F

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨

 

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On January 6, 2025, Biophytis S.A. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the temporary suspension of the listing of its ordinary shares and share warrants on the Euronext Growth market.

 

EXHIBIT LIST
Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press Release dated January 6, 2025

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	BIOPHYTIS S.A.
Date: January 6, 2025	By:	/s/ Stanislas Veillet
		Name: Stanislas Veillet
		Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Press release

 

Biophytis announces temporary suspension of the listing

of its shares and share warrants prior to the completion

of a refinancing transaction

 

Paris, France and Cambridge (Massachusetts, USA), 6 January, 2025 – 8:30 AM (CET) – Biophytis SA (Euronext Growth Paris: ALBPS; OTC Markets: BPTSY), a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in developing treatments for age-related diseases, announces today that the listing of its ordinary shares and share warrants on the Euronext Growth market, and its American Depositary Shares (ADS) on the OTC market, will be temporarily suspended as from the opening of trading.

 

This suspension comes ahead of a refinancing transaction, details of which will be announced when trading resumes in the next few days.

 

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About BIOPHYTIS

 

Biophytis SA is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing drug candidates for age-related diseases. BIO101 (20-hydroxyecdysone), our lead drug candidate, is a small molecule in development for muscular diseases (sarcopenia, Phase 3 ready to start, and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Phase 1-2 to be started), respiratory diseases (COVID-19, Phase 2-3 completed), and metabolic disorders (obesity, Phase 2 to be started). The company is headquartered in Paris, France, with subsidiaries in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and Brazil. The Company’s ordinary shares are listed on Euronext Growth Paris (ALBPS - FR001400OLP5) and its ADS (American Depositary Shares) are listed on the OTC market (BPTSY - US 09076G401). For more information, visit www.biophytis.com.

 

Disclaimer

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "could," "seeks," "predicts," "intends," "trends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates" or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that Biophytis considers to be reasonable. However, there can be no assurance that the statements contained in such forward-looking statements will be verified, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The forward- looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to risks not yet known to Biophytis or not currently considered material by Biophytis. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. Please also refer to the "Risk and uncertainties the Company is to face" section from the Company’s 2023 Financial Report available on BIOPHYTIS website (www.biophytis.com) and as exposed in the "Risk Factors" section of form 20-F as well as other forms filed with the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission, USA). We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

 

 

 

Press release

 

Contact Biophytis

Investor relations

Investors@biophytis.com

 

Media contacts

Antoine Denry: antoine.denry@taddeo.fr – +33 6 18 07 83 27

Inès de Mandiargues: ines.demandiargues@taddeo.fr – +33 6 16 16 51 78

 

 

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