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): August 29, 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.) |
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
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 37th Floor
New York, New York 10036
Tel: (212) 930-9700 Fax: (212) 930-9725
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On August 29, 2017, Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (the “Company”) presented two posters entitled “Phase 2 Trial of a Low Dose, Bedtime, Proprietary, Sublingual Formulation of Cyclobenzaprine (TNX-102 SL*) for the Treatment of Military-Related PTSD: Mediators and Moderators of Treatment Response”(the “First Poster”) and“Efficacy and Safety of a Low Dose, Bedtime, Proprietary, Sublingual Formulation of Cyclobenzaprine (TNX-102 SL*) for the Treatment of Military-Related PTSD: Study Protocol of a Phase 3 Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial (P301)” (the “Second Poster” and with the First Poster, the “Posters”), at the 2017 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida (the “MHSRS”).
* TNX 102 SL is an investigational new drug and has not been approved for any indication
The foregoing description of the Posters is qualified in its entirety by reference to each of the Posters, a copy of each of which is filed asExhibit 99.1 andExhibit 99.2, respectively, to, and each is incorporated by reference in, this Current Report.
On August 29, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the Poster presentation at the MHSRS. A copy of the press release that discusses this matter is filed asExhibit 99.3 to, and incorporated by reference in, this Current 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.
| 99.3 | Press Release, dated August 29, 2017, issued by Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.** |
** Furnished herewith.
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: August 29, 2017 | By:/s/ BRADLEY SAENGER |
| Bradley Saenger | |
| Chief Financial Officer |
