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 2, 2023

Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35668	22-3868459
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

305 Madison Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 747-1000

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)

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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 $0.001 per share	ICPT	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 2, 2023, Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded as Inline XBRL document)

The information in Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished, not filed.

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.

	INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Andrew Saik
	Name:	Andrew Saik
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 2, 2023

INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 8-K