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VKTX · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed October 22, 2025

Viking Therapeutics Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
October 22, 2025
Period
Oct 22, 2025
Ticker
VKTX
Accession
0001193125-25-246775
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Viking Therapeutics reports Q3 2025 results and corporate update via a press release.

About Viking Therapeutics Inc
Market cap
$3.4B
1Y TSR
+14.3%
3Y TSR
+13.5%
Board grade
C+
Sector
Healthcare
CEO
Brian Lian
Last annual meeting: May 19, 2026 · View full Viking Therapeutics Inc profile →
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): October 22, 2025

 

 

Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-37355

46-1073877

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

9920 Pacific Heights Blvd, Suite 350

 

San Diego, California

 

92121

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 858 704-4660

 

 

(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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 $0.00001 per share

 

VKTX

 

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.

On October 22, 2025, we issued a press release reporting our financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025 and providing a corporate update. The full text of the press release is furnished as exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instructions B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No

 

Description

99.1

 

Press release issued October 22, 2025, reporting financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025 and providing a corporate update.

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with 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.

 

 

 

Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date:

October 22, 2025

By:

/s/ Brian Lian, Ph.D.

 

 

 

Brian Lian, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

 


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When did Viking Therapeutics Inc file this 8-K?
Viking Therapeutics Inc (VKTX) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on October 22, 2025. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001193125-25-246775.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Viking Therapeutics reports Q3 2025 results and corporate update via a press release. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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