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): January 31, 2011
Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-32639 | | 36-3898269 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
48 Wall Street, Suite 1110
New York, New York 10005
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 582-3950
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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On January 31, 2011 Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that its company’s Board of Directors has decided to continue development of AST-915, an orally delivered treatment for essential tremor. Under the terms of the merger agreement between Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Ariston Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the achievement of this milestone requires the company to issue 8,828,029 shares of its common stock to debt holders and former shareholders of Ariston.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) | Exhibits |
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Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 31, 2011. |
SIGNATURE
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.
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| | MANHATTAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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Date: January 31, 2011 | By: | /s/ Michael G. McGuinness | |
| | Michael G. McGuinness | |
| | Chief Operating and Financial Officer |
