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):November 21, 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 November 21, 2014, the Company announced new data on XIAFLEX for the treatment of Peyronie’s disease from the Phase 2 and the pivotal Phase 3 IMPRESS (TheInvestigation forMaximalPeyronie’sReductionEfficacy andSafetyStudies) trials, presented by BioSpecifics’ licensee, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at the 20th Annual Fall Scientific Meeting of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America held in Miami, FL from November 20-23, 2014.
A press release regarding the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company, dated November 21, 2014 |
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.
| Biospecifics Technologies Corp. | ||
| Date: November 21, 2014 | By: | /s/ Thomas L. Wegman |
| Thomas L. Wegman | ||
| President | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company, dated November 21, 2014 |