Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX) 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

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): September 26, 2023

CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Delaware	001-33057	76-0837053
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

355 Alhambra Circle Suite 801 Coral Gables, Florida	33134
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 420-3200

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Name of Exchange on Which Registered	Ticker Symbol
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	NASDAQ Capital Market	CPRX

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 ☐

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. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On September 26, 2023, Patrick J. McEnany, Chairman and CEO of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), along with other members of the Company’s senior management, will participate in the 2023 Cantor Global Healthcare Conference. A webcast of the presentation, which will take place at 11:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time on September 26, 2023, will be available on the Company’s website at https://ir.catalystpharma.com/events-and-presentations, and will be available for replay for 14 days thereafter. A copy of the slide deck for the presentation will be available at the same link and is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished pursuant to Exhibit 7.01 and 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 limitations 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. The Company’s submission of this Form 8-K shall not be deemed as an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 8-K, the presentation, and the slide deck contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Catalyst’s actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. A number of factors, including those factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 2022 and its other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), could adversely affect the Company. Copies of the Company’s filings with the SEC are available from the SEC, may be found on the Company’s website, or may be obtained upon request from the Company. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update the information contained herein or therein, which speak only as of this date.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1	Presentation, dated September 26, 2023
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
By:	/s/ Alicia Grande
	Alicia Grande
	Vice President, Treasurer and CFO

Dated: September 26, 2023

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