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 12, 2025

Elicio Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-39990	11-3430072
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

	451 D Street, 5th Floor
	Boston, Massachusetts 02210
	(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(857) 209-0050

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


(Title of each class)	(Trading Symbol)	(Name of exchange on which registered)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	ELTX	The Nasdaq Capital 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).

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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. o

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 12, 2025, Elicio Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the publication of follow-up data from the Company’s Phase 1 AMPLIFY-201 study evaluating ELI-002 in the peer-reviewed scientific journal, Nature Medicine. 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.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number						Exhibit Description
99.1						Press Release dated August 12, 2025.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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.

Elicio Therapeutics, Inc.

By:

/s/ ROBERT CONNELLY

Date: August 12, 2025

Robert Connelly

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

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