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)

June 8, 2016 (June 7, 2016)

 

HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  

Delaware		0-27072		52-0845822
(state or other juris-		(Commission		(I.R.S. Employer
diction of incorporation)		File Number)		(Identification No.)

  

1617 JFK Boulevard, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA		19103
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 988-0080
1617 JFK Boulevard, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA  19103
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On June 7, 2016, in the derivative action commenced in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware under the caption Rena A. Kastis and James E. Conroy v. Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc., et al., Case No. 8657-CS, the parties filed a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement in which they agreed to a settlement that will resolve all claims in the action. The proposed settlement is conditional upon final approval by the Court of Chancery.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated June 8, 2016

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this report, including statements regarding the final approval of the proposed settlement, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the risks and uncertainties associated with the final approval of the settlement by the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, and other risks detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and other reports subsequently filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are based on current information that may change and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the issuance of this report.

 

 

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.

 

		HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA, INC.
June 8, 2016	By:	/s/ Thomas K. Equels
		Thomas K. Equels, President