Current Report Filing (8-k)

 

 

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 9, 2017 (August 9, 2017)

 

ARCA biopharma, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware	000-22873	36-3855489
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
11080 CirclePoint Road, Suite 140, Westminster, CO		80020
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: [phone]

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Section 8 — Other Events

 

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On August 9, 2017, ARCA biopharma, Inc. (“ARCA”) provided a GENETIC-AF clinical trial update.  The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release titled “ARCA biopharma announces GENETIC-AF Data and Safety Monitoring Board recommendation to complete Phase 2B GENETIC-AF clinical trial based on efficacy and safety data in Phase 2B interim analysis” dated August 9, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

Dated: August 9, 2017
	ARCA biopharma, Inc.
	(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Brian L. Selby
		Name:	Brian L. Selby
		Title:	Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release titled “ARCA biopharma announces GENETIC-AF Data and Safety Monitoring Board recommendation to complete Phase 2B GENETIC-AF clinical trial based on efficacy and safety data in Phase 2B interim analysis” dated August 9, 2017.