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) February 29, 2012

 

 

NAVIDEA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 0-26520 31-1080091
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

 

425 Metro Place North, Suite 300, Columbus, Ohio 43017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (614) 793-7500

 

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 29, 2012, Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release regarding its consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter of 2011, and for the year ended December 31, 2011. A copy of the Company’s February 29, 2012, press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be treated as “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number Exhibit Description
   
99.1 Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. press release dated February 29, 2012, entitled “Navidea Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Results.”

 

Statements contained or incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K which relate to other than strictly historical facts, such as statements about the Company’s plans and strategies, expectations for future financial performance, new and existing products and technologies, and markets for the Company’s products, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof. Investors are cautioned that such statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical or anticipated results due to many factors including, but not limited to, the Company’s continuing operating losses, uncertainty of market acceptance, reliance on third party manufacturers, accumulated deficit, future capital needs, uncertainty of capital funding, dependence on limited product line and distribution channels, competition, limited marketing and manufacturing experience, and other risks detailed in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

 

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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.

 

   Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
     
     
Date: March 1, 2012 By: /s/ Brent L. Larson
   

Brent L. Larson, Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

 

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