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): May 31, 2012
RXi PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 333-177498 | | 45-3215903 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
60 Prescott Street
Worcester, Massachusetts 01605
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 767-3861
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On May 31, 2012, RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (the “Company”) issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on 8-K, which press release is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is being “furnished” pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference into those filings of the Company that provide for the incorporation of all reports and documents filed by the Company under the Exchange Act.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| | 99.1 | Press release of RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation dated May 31, 2012. |
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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.
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| | | | RXi PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION |
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| Date: May 31, 2012 | | | | By: | | /s/ Geert Cauwenbergh |
| | | | | | Geert Cauwenbergh, Dr. Med. Sc. Chief Executive Officer |
