8-K

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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 16, 2025

   

Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	001-36548	46-0920988
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2380 Conejo Spectrum Street Suite 200
Thousand Oaks, California		91320
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

    Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (805) 623-4211

   

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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, par value $0.0001 per share	ATRA	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

In connection with the press release described in Item 8.01 below, on January 16, 2025, Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments as of December 31, 2024. The preliminary estimate is based on currently available information and does not present all necessary information for a complete understanding of the Company’s financial condition as of December 31, 2024 or the Company’s results of operations for the fourth quarter or year ended December 31, 2024.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 16, 2025, the Company issued a press release titled “Atara Biotherapeutics Provides Regulatory and Business Update on EBVALLO™ (tabelecleucel).” A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release, dated January 16, 2025

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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 hereunto duly authorized.


			Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.

Date:	January 16, 2025	By:	/s/ AnhCo Nguyen
			AnhCo Nguyen, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer