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): October 7, 2013
BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34236 | 11-3054851 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
Of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
35 Wilbur Street
Lynbrook, NY 11563
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
516.593.7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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INTRODUCTORY COMMENT
Throughout this Current Report on Form 8-K, the terms “we,” “us,” “our” and “Company” refer to BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
On October 7, 2013, the Company announced that data from multiple trials evaluating the use of XIAFLEX in adult patients with Dupuytren’s contracture with a palpable cord was presented by the Company’s partner, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand that took place in San Francisco, California, on October 3 – 5, 2013.
A press release regarding the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
99.1 | Press release dated October 7, 2013 |
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.
Date: October 8, 2013 | BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP. |
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(Registrant) | |
/s/ Thomas L. Wegman | |
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Thomas L. Wegman | |
President |