UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: June 1, 2017
(Date of earliest event reported)
BIOPHARMX CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-37411 | 59-3843182 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1505 Adams Drive, Suite D Menlo Park, California |
94025 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(650) 889-5020
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On June 1, 2017, BioPharmX Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing comprehensive results from the Company’s phase 2b clinical trial evaluating its product candidate BPX-01, a hydrophilic topical minocycline gel product candidate for the treatment of moderate-to-severe acne. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference. The Company also presented these results at a “State of Acne” symposium in New York City on June 1, 2017. The event was webcast live and the event and presentation materials will be archived for 90 days at http://www.biopharmx.com/media/#events.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, including the information contained in Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by a specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d)
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 1, 2017 by BioPharmX Corporation |
SIGNATURES
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.
| BIOPHARMX CORPORATION | ||
| Date: June 1, 2017 | By: | /s/ Greg Kitchener |
| Name: Title: | Greg Kitchener Chief Financial Officer | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 1, 2017 by BioPharmX Corporation |