UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 15, 2010
RXI PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-33958 | | 20-8099512 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission
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Identification No.) |
60 Prescott Street, Worcester, MA 01605
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 767-3861
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 15, 2010, RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2010, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.
The information being furnished under Item 2.02 in this Form 8-K, including the accompanying exhibits, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| 99.1 | | Press Release issued by RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation on November 15, 2010 |
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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| | RXI PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
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| Date: November 15, 2010 | By: | /s/ Amy Tata | |
| | | Name: | Amy Tata | |
| | | Title: | Principal Accounting Officer | |
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Index to Exhibits
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| 99.1 | | Press Release issued by RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation on November 15, 2010 |
