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): October 10, 2017
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36287 | 26-1388364 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 10 Mall Road, Suite 301 Burlington, Massachusetts |
01803 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 305-7777
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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 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
We estimate that we had $335.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments as of September 30, 2017. This amount is preliminary and is subject to completion of financial closing procedures. As a result, this amount may differ from the amount that will be reflected in our consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.
The information in this Item 2.02 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
We are filing certain information for the purpose of updating the description of our risk factors contained in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of this additional disclosure is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Company disclosure. | |
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.
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | ||||||
| Dated: October 10, 2017 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Mark S. Levine | |||||
| Mark S. Levine | ||||||
| General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Company disclosure. | |