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): December 22, 2020
Commission File No. 000-16929
Soligenix, Inc.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | 41-1505029 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |
29 Emmons Drive, Suite B-10 Princeton, NJ | 08540 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(609) 538-8200 |
(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share | SNGX | The Nasdaq Capital Market | ||
Common Stock Purchase Warrants | SNGXW | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 22, 2020, Soligenix, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release and hosted a conference call for purposes of preliminary top-line results for its pivotal Phase 3 DOM-INNATE (Dusquetide treatment in Oral Mucositis – by modulating INNATE Immunity) trial evaluating SGX942 (dusquetide) in the treatment of severe oral mucositis (SOM) in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) receiving chemoradiation. The press release and conference call contain forward-looking statements regarding the Company, and include cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.
The press release issued December 22, 2020 is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and a copy of the Company’s conference call script is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press release of Soligenix, Inc. dated December 22, 2020. | |
99.2 | Soligenix, Inc. Conference Call Script dated December 22, 2020. |
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SIGNATURE
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.
Soligenix, Inc. | ||
December 22, 2020 | By: | /s/ Christopher J. Schaber |
Christopher J. Schaber, Ph.D. | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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