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):August 15, 2024

SAGIMET BIOSCIENCES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in itscharter)

Sagimet Biosciences Inc.

155 Bovet Road, Suite 303,

San Mateo, California 94402

(Address of principal executive offices, includingzip code)

(650) 561-8600

(Registrant’s telephone number, includingarea code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed SinceLast 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:

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

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. ¨

On August 15, 2024, Sagimet Biosciences Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Controlled Equity Offering^SM^ Sales Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Company from time to time may offer and sell shares (the “ATM Shares”) of its Series A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), through or to the Agent (the “ATM Offering”). The ATM Shares will be offered and sold pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Company on August 15, 2024 (the “Registration Statement”) and the ATM Offering prospectus that forms a part of such Registration Statement, following such time, if ever, as the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to the ATM Offering prospectus, the Company may sell Common Stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $75,000,000.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, the Agent will use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell the ATM Shares from time to time, based upon the Company’s instructions. The Company has provided the Agent with customary indemnification rights, and the Agent will be entitled to a commission of up to 3.0% of the gross proceeds from each sale of the ATM Shares effectuated through or to the Agent selling the ATM Shares.

Sales of the ATM Shares, if any, under the Agreement may be made in transactions that are deemed to be “at the market offerings” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company has no obligation to sell any of the ATM Shares and may at any time suspend offers under the Agreement or terminate the Agreement.

This Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the ATM Shares in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

This description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

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.