UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 31, 2020
EYEGATE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 001-36672 | 98-0443284 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 271 Waverley Oaks Road Suite 108 Waltham, MA |
02452 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(781) 788-9043
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class: | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered: | ||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | EYEG | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
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).
Emerging growth company x
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. x
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On March 31, 2020, EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company has received positive topline data in the Company’s pilot study using the Ocular Bandage Gel, or OBG, eye drop to treat patients with dry eye.
The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and investors should read the press release in its entirety, including the cautionary statements regarding forward looking statements therein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The Company hereby files the following exhibit:
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company, dated as of March 31, 2020. |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| EYEGATE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Stephen From | |
| Stephen From | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: March 31, 2020 | ||