8-K

 

 

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): March 27, 2018

 

 

RXi PHARMACEUTICALS

CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36304   45-3215903

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

257 Simarano Drive, Suite 101

Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 767-3861

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 27, 2018, representatives of RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation participated in the Landmark Venture Forum in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. A copy of the presentation to be used during the conference is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01 and attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K will not be treated as “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This information will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or into another filing under the Exchange Act, unless that filing expressly incorporates this information by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1    Conference Presentation, dated March 27, 2018.

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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.

 

    RXi PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Date: March 27, 2018     By:  

/s/ Geert Cauwenbergh

     

Geert Cauwenbergh, Dr. Med. Sc.

Chief Executive Officer