UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): April 29, 2017
RXi PHARMACEUTICALS
CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-36304 | | 45-3215903 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
257 Simarano Drive, Suite 101
Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(508) 767-3861
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On April 29, 2017, representatives of RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation participated in the Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) 76th Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon. A copy of the posters to be used during the conference are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and are incorporated herein by reference. The posters, titledTopicalApplicationofSelf-deliveringRNAi(sd-rxRNA®)CompoundsforReductionofHyperpigmentation andPreventionofUVRInducedMMP1UpregulationwithanMMP1TargetingSelf-deliveringRNAi(sd-rxRNA®)CompoundMayReducetheEffectsofSkinPhoto-aging, are also available under the “Investors – Presentations & Posters” section of the Company’s website, www.rxipharma.com.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Conference Poster, dated April 29, 2017. |
| 99.2 | Conference Poster, dated April 29, 2017. |
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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 1, 2017 | | | | By: | | /s/ Geert Cauwenbergh |
| | | | | | Geert Cauwenbergh, Dr. Med. Sc. Chief Executive Officer |
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