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): September 11, 2017

 

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:

 

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

 

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

 

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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).

 

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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On September 11, 2017, EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company has formally launched a social media presence on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

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.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits.

 

The Company hereby furnishes the following exhibit:

 

  99.1 Press Release of the Company, dated as of September 11, 2017.

 

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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: September 11, 2017

 

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Exhibit Index

 

99.1 Press Release of the Company, dated as of September 11, 2017.

 

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