UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):June 25, 2014
BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34236 | 11-3054851 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 35 Wilbur Street | 11563 |
| Lynbrook, NY | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:516.593.7000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 June 25, 2014, the Company announced that Swedish Orphan Biovotrum AB (Sobi) filed for an extension of the label for XIAPEX® (the EU trade name for collagenase clostridium histolyticum or CCH) with the European Medicines Agency to include the indication of Peyronie’s disease.
A press release regarding the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 25, 2014 |
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.
Dated: June 25, 2014
Biospecifics Technologies Corp.
By:/s/ Thomas L. Wegman
Name: Thomas L. Wegman
Title: President