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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 30, 2021

Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	001-36845	47-3116175
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


184 Liberty Corner Road, Suite 302 Warren, New Jersey		07059
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 574-4770

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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, $0.01 par value per share	BLPH	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).


	☐	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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directs; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(c)On September 30, 2021, the Board of Directors of Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Nicholas Laccona, the Company's Controller, to serve as the Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company, effective as of September 30, 2021. Mr. Laccona has served as the Controller of the Company since August 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Laccona served as Senior Manager, Audit at KPMG LLP from December 2014 to August 2020. Prior to KPMG LLP, Mr. Laccona was an auditor with Sobel & Co., LLC. Mr. Laccona holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, College Park and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Laccona did not receive additional compensation upon his appointment as Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company.

Mr. Laccona has no family relationships with any of the executive officers or directors of the Company. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Laccona and any other person pursuant to which she was elected as an officer of the Company.

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.



	BELLEROPHON THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Date: October 6, 2021	By:	/s/ Fabian Tenenbaum
		Name: Fabian Tenenbaum Title: Chief Executive Officer