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): March 23, 2018

SIENTRA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
					
Delaware	 	001-36709	 	20-5551000	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)	 	(Commission File
Number)	 	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)	
420 South Fairview Avenue, Suite 200
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(805) 562-3500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01	Other Events.	
Sientra, Inc. (the “Company”) has reached an Agreement-in-Principle (“Agreement-in-Principle”) with the Staff of the Division of Enforcement (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to settle, without admitting or denying, charges arising out of the SEC’s investigation into alleged false and misleading statements or omissions made in connection with its follow-on public offering (the “Offering”) that closed on September 23, 2015. Those charges include alleged violations of Section 10 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and Sections 17(a)(1)-(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
There is no monetary component to the Agreement-in-Principle, but it will contain an order prohibiting future violations of the securities laws. The Agreement-in-Principle is subject to review and approval by the Commissioners of the SEC.
The Staff informed the Company on March 1, 2018 that it was considering bringing charges against the Company related to the Offering. A settlement would allow the Company to resolve those charges without protracted litigation, significant legal costs, and distracting management from driving the business forward. To the Company’s knowledge, the SEC does not intend to charge any of the Company’s current officers or directors in connection with its investigation.
The Company previously reported having settled all shareholder class action litigation related to this matter.

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.

	 		 	SIENTRA, INC.	
				
Date: March 26, 2018	 		 	By:	 	/s/ Jeffrey M. Nugent	
	 		 		 	Jeffrey M. Nugent	
	 		 		 	Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief	
	 		 		 	Executive Officer