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):August 31, 2016
GenVec, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (state or other jurisdiction of | 000-24469 (Commission File Number) | 23-2705690 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
910 Clopper Road Suite 220N Gaithersburg, Maryland | 20878 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(240) 632-0740
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 7 – Regulation FD
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 31, 2016, press reports disclosed that Novartis is planning to eliminate its internal unit dedicated to cell and gene therapy and redeploy most of the affected employees. Novartis is developing CGF166, GenVec's lead product candidate for hearing loss, under a Research Collaboration and License Agreement between the two parties. Novartis has informed GenVec that it remains engaged on the CGF166 program and that Novartis's internal changes are not expected or intended to reduce its support for the program.
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.
| GENVEC, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Douglas J. Swirsky | ||
| Douglas J. Swirsky | |||
| President, Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Secretary | |||
Dated: September 1, 2016