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): July 18, 2016
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36183 | 33-0971591 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
350 Cambridge Avenue, Suite 350 Palo Alto, California | 94306 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 272-6138
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 8.01 | Other events. |
On July 18, 2016, the Company issued a press release entitled “Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 2 LIBERTY Study of Ubenimex in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.” A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
On July 20, 2016, the Company issued a press release entitled “Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Announces Completion of Dosing in Phase 2 LOWR HDV – 3 Study at National Institutes of Health (NIH).” A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein.
On July 25, 2016, the Company issued a press release entitled “Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 2 ULTRA Study of Ubenimex in Secondary Lymphedema.” A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
Reference is made to the Exhibit Index included with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||||||
| Dated: July 28, 2016 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ James Welch | |||||
| James Welch | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated July 18, 2016, titled “Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 2 LIBERTY Study of Ubenimex in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.” | |
| 99.2 | Press release, dated July 20, 2016, titled “Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Announces Completion of Dosing in Phase 2 LOWR HDV – 3 Study at National Institutes of Health (NIH).” | |
| 99.3 | Press release, dated July 25, 2016, titled “Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 2 ULTRA Study of Ubenimex in Secondary Lymphedema.” | |