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 6, 2017
TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 001-36019 | 26-1434750 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| (Commission File Number)
| (IRS Employer Identification No.)
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509 Madison Avenue, Suite 306, New York, New York 10022
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(212) 980-9155
Copy of correspondence to:
Marc J. Ross, Esq.
James M. Turner, Esq.
Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP
61 Broadway
New York, New York 10006
Tel: (212) 930-9700 Fax: (212) 930-9725
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On July 6, 2017, Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company received conditional acceptance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) for the proposed trade name Tonmya® for TNX-102 SL (cyclobenzaprine HCl sublingual tablets) for the management of posttraumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”). A request for proprietary name review for Tonmya will be submitted once the PTSD New Drug Application (“NDA”) is submitted. The FDA’s final approval of Tonmya is subject to NDA approval.
A copy of the press release that discusses this matter is filed as Exhibit 99.01 to, and incorporated by reference in, this report. The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.01 | Press release, dated July 6, 2017, issued by Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.* |
* Furnished herewith.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP. | |||
| Date: July 6, 2017 | By: | /s/ SETH LEDERMAN | |
| Seth Lederman | |||
| Chief Executive Officer | |||
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