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): March 31, 2016
ALDEYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-36332 | | 20-1968197 |
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File No.) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
131 Hartwell Avenue, Suite 320
Lexington, MA 02421
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 761-4904
Not Applicable
(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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| ITEM 7.01. | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE |
On March 31, 2016, David J. Clark, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. (“Aldeyra”) will be making a presentation during the 2016 SSADH Symposium in Boston, Massachusetts at 12:15 p.m. ET. The presentation will include information and data regarding Aldeyra’s Succinic Semi-Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (SSADH) Deficiency development program. SSADH Deficiency is an inborn error of aldehyde metabolism characterized by motor planning dysfunction, speech impairment, intellectual disability, and autism. The slides that will be used for such presentation are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the slides attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Presentation Slides |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| ALDEYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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| By: | | /s/ Todd C. Brady, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Name: | | Todd C. Brady, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Title: | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: March 31, 2016
