vir-20260112
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 12, 2026
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Vir Biotechnology, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| Delaware | 001-39083 | 81-2730369 | ||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
1800 Owens Street, Suite 900 | ||||||||
San Francisco, California 94158 | ||||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) | ||||||||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (415) 906-4324
(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 | VIR | Nasdaq Global Select Market | ||||||||||||
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).
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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. o
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 12, 2026, Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release that, among other things, provided its preliminary cash, cash equivalents and investments balance as of December 31, 2025, and delivered an update on its business. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
These preliminary cash, cash equivalents and investments balance result is unaudited and subject to adjustment. The Company expects to report its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 financial results in late February 2026.
The information contained in this Item 2.02, including the attached Exhibit 99.1, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 14, 2026, the Company intends to present at the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. The presentation will include the slides attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. These slides will also be made available on the Company’s website at https://investors.vir.bio.
As previously announced, the presentation will take place at 3:45 p.m. PT on January 14, 2026 in San Francisco, California. A live webcast of the presentation will be made available on the Company’s website at https://investors.vir.bio and will be archived there for 30 days.
The information contained in this Item 7.01, including the attached Exhibit 99.2, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 99.2 | ||||||||
| 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.
| VIR BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. | |||||||||||
| Date: | January 12, 2026 | By: | /s/ Marianne De Backer | ||||||||
| Marianne De Backer, M.Sc., Ph.D., MBA Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||