UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 13, 2016
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Edge Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-37568 | 26-4231384 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
200 Connell Drive, Suite 1600
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
(800) 208-3343
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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On May 13, 2016, Edge Therapeutics, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track designation to its investigational product EG-1962 for the treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage. A copy of that press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press release dated May 13, 2016. |
SIGNATURE
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.
| Dated: May 16, 2016 | Edge Therapeutics, Inc. |
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| | By: | /s/ W. Bradford Middlekauff |
| | | Name: W. Bradford Middlekauff |
| | | Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| | Press release dated May 13, 2016. |
