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): ~~February~~March 211, 2026

SAGIMET BIOSCIENCES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-41742	20-5991472
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Sagimet Biosciences Inc.

155 Bovet Road, Suite 303,

San Mateo, California 94402

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 561-8600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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	Trade Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Series A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	SGMT	The Nasdaq Global 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 x

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 March 11, 2026, Sagimet Biosciences Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 2.02 (including Exhibit 99.1) is being 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 and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing 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 filing.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

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~~The information in~~ Item 79.01 ofFinancial ~~this~~Statements ~~Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information set forth in Exhibits 99.1~~ and ~~99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, nor shall~~ Exhibits 99.1 or 99.2 furnished herewith be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

~~Item~~(d) ~~9.01 Financial Statements and~~ Exhibits

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Document
99.1		Press Release of Sagimet Biosciences Inc., dated March 11, 2026
99.2		Investor Presentation of Sagimet Biosciences Inc., dated March 11, 2026
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

Exhibit No.		Document
99.1		Press Release of Sagimet Biosciences Inc., dated February 2, 2026.
99.2		Investor Presentation of Sagimet Biosciences Inc., dated February 2, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

~~SIGNATURE~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Sagimet Biosciences Inc.

Date: March 11, 2026	By:	/s/ David Happel
		David Happel
		Chief Executive Officer

	Sagimet Biosciences Inc.
Date: February 2, 2026	By:	/s/ David Happel
		David Happel
		Chief Executive Officer

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