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): June 1, 2016

 

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) 788-8869

(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:

 

¨    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby furnishes the updated investor presentation attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which the Company may use in presentations to investors from time to time, including at the 2016 Marcum Microcap Conference, being held June 1-2, 2016 in New York, New York, at which Stephen From, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will be presenting on June 2, 2016.

 

The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.

 

The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to constitute an admission that such information or exhibit is required to be furnished pursuant to Regulation FD or that such information or exhibit contains material information that is not otherwise publicly available. In addition, the Company does not assume any obligation to update such information or exhibit in the future.

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On June 1, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing interim data from its Phase 1b/2a trial evaluating its lead product candidate, iontophoretic EGP-437, in the treatment of ocular inflammation and pain in cataract surgery patients. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2.

 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

The Company hereby files or furnishes, as applicable, the following exhibits:

 

99.1 Presentation of the Company.
99.2 Press Release of the Company, dated as of June 1, 2016.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

  EYEGATE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
   
     
  By: /s/ Stephen From
    Stephen From
    President and Chief Executive Officer
   
   
  Date: June 1, 2016

 

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Exhibit Index

 

99.1 Presentation of the Company.
99.2 Press Release of the Company, dated as of June 1, 2016.

 

 

 

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