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): December 14, 2016
| | Ohr Pharmaceutical, Inc. | |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
| Delaware | | 333-88480 | | 46-5622433 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 800 Third Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY | 10022 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| | (212) 682-8452 | |
| | (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) | |
| | Not Applicable | |
| | (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | |
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On December 14, 2016, Ohr Pharmaceutical, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued a press release announcing that it closed a public offering of common stock and warrants. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 and the information therefrom incorporated in Item 7.01 by reference to Exhibit 99.1, are being furnished, and shall not be deemed “filed,” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability under that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| | | 99.1 | Press release, dated December 14, 2016. |
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.
| | OHR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC |
| | (Registrant) |
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| Date: December 15, 2016 | By: | /s/ Sam Backenroth |
| | | Sam Backenroth |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
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