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 23, 2018
CLEARSIDE BIOMEDICAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-37783 | | 45-2437375 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
900 North Point Parkway, Suite 200
Alpharetta, Georgia 30005
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (678)270-3631
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On April 23, 2018, members of management of Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (the “Company”) will hold meetings to review, among other things, the Company’s product candidate pipeline and recent clinical results. The presentation that will be used in the meetings contains certain new charts of clinical data from the Company’s pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of suprachoroidalCLS-TA in patients with macular edema associated withnon-infectious uveitis, which charts are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for 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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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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| Date: April 23, 2018 | | | | CLEARSIDE BIOMEDICAL, INC. |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Charles A. Deignan |
| | | | Name: | | Charles A. Deignan |
| | | | Title: | | Chief Financial Officer |
