8-K: Current report filing
Published on November 5, 2015
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): November 5, 2015
Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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001-34079
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11-3516358
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(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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15245 Shady Grove Road, Suite 455 Rockville, MD
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20850
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (240) 268-5300
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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Section 8 – Other Events
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On November 5, 2015, Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing interim clinical data from an ongoing Phase IIa study of Archexin®, the Company’s novel inhibitor of the protein kinase phosphorylated Akt-1 in development for the treatment of cancer. The results will be presented on Friday, November 6, 2015 at the 14th International Kidney Cancer Symposium in Miami, Florida. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. press release dated November 5, 2015, announcing the presentation of interim clinical data.
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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.
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REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Date: November 5, 2015
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/s/ Tae Heum Jeong
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Tae Heum Jeong
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Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
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