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): April 23, 2014
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICAL PARTNERS, INC.
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-33057 | 76-0837053 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 355 Alhambra Circle Suite 1500 Coral Gables, Florida |
33134 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 529-2522
Not Applicable
Former Name or Former address, if changed since last report
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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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On April 23, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing that is has begun the process required to establish an expanded access program to make available in the United States its investigational potassium channel inhibitor, Firdapse™, to patients diagnosed with Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome through their neuromuscular disease specialists. The product, currently in Phase 3 development, will be provided at no cost until sometime after approval. The press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (c) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by the Company on April 23, 2014 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Alicia Grande | |
| Alicia Grande | ||
| Vice President, Treasurer and CFO | ||
Dated: April 23, 2014
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