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): March 20, 2026

    

ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	001-35839	04-3205099
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4 Kingsbury Avenue
Watertown, Massachusetts		02472
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

     Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 607-0800

    

     Not Applicable

    

(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 $0.01 per share	ENTA	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).

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 8.01 Other Events.

As previously disclosed by Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), on February 3, 2025, the Company filed a notice of appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit relating to its suit against Pfizer Inc. seeking damages for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 11,358,953 in the manufacture, use, and sale of Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral, Paxlovid™ (nirmatrelvir tablets; ritonavir tablets). On March 20, 2026, the Federal Circuit scheduled oral argument for the appeal to be held on May 11, 2026.

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.


			ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Date:	March 26, 2026	By:	/s/ Jay R. Luly, Ph.D.
			Jay R. Luly, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events