8-K: Current report filing
Published on January 25, 2023
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): January 25, 2023
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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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
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Regulation FD Disclosure.
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On January 25, 2023, Ocuphire Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) posted on its website an updated corporate presentation including the results of its
ZETA-1 Phase 2b Trial in diabetic retinopathy. A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, and
shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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Other Events.
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On January 25, 2023, the Company issued a press release regarding the results of its ZETA-1 Phase 2b Trial in diabetic retinopathy. A copy of the
press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Information contained on or accessible through any website reference in the press release is not part of, or incorporated by reference in, this
Current Report on Form 8-K, and the inclusion of such website addresses in this Current Report on Form 8-K by incorporation by reference of the press release is as inactive textual references only.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Exhibit Description
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Investor Presentation Materials, dated January 25, 2023
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Press Release, dated January 25, 2023
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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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OCUPHIRE PHARMA, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Mina Sooch
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Mina Sooch
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Chief Executive Officer
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Date: January 25, 2023
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