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): August 07, 2025

    

Design Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	001-40288	82-3929248
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6005 Hidden Valley Road Suite 110
Carlsbad, California		92011
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

     Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (858) 293-4900

    

N/A

(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 per share	DSGN	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 2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 7, 2025, Design Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 7, 2025, the Company updated its corporate presentation. A copy of the updated presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

The information under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report on 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is furnished and 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 liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether filed before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.


Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release of Design Therapeutics, Inc. dated August 7, 2025
99.2		Company Presentation
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 thereunto duly authorized.


			Design Therapeutics, Inc.

Date:	August 7, 2025	By:	/s/ Pratik Shah, Ph.D.
			Pratik Shah, Ph.D. President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson

Design Therapeutics, Inc. 8-K