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 3, 2018

 

 AMPIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35182   26-0179592

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

  

(Commission

File No.)

 

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

373 Inverness Parkway, Suite 200

Englewood, Colorado 80112

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(720) 437-6500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

As previously reported, Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) met with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) in July 2018 to continue their discussions on the BLA submission being prepared for Ampion™ as a treatment of the signs and symptoms of severe (KL 4) osteoarthritis of the knee (OAK) and received a letter from the FDA with respect thereto. Accordingly, the Company is filing this information with this Current Report on Form 8-K for the purpose of updating the description of certain aspects of its business from the disclosure contained in the Company’s prior filings with the SEC, including the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 6, 2018. The updated disclosures are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number Description
   
99.1 Updated Business Disclosure

 

 

 

  

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

  AMPIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.  
     
     
       
  By: /s/ Thomas E. Chilcott, III  
    Thomas E. Chilcott, III  
    Chief Financial Officer  

 

Dated: August 7, 2018