Current Report Filing (8-k)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 7, 2018

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CTI BIOPHARMA CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware		001-12465		91-1533912
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

3101 Western Avenue, Suite 800

Seattle, Washington 98121

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report).

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933(§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company o

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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The information provided pursuant to this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document filed by the Company pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document. The information provided pursuant to this Item 2.02 shall instead be deemed “furnished.”

On March 7, 2018, CTI BioPharma Corp. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017 and certain other information. The full text of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of CTI BioPharma Corp., dated March 7, 2018.

        

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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.

 

		CTI BIOPHARMA CORP.
Date: March 7, 2018		By:		/s/ David H. Kirske
				David H. Kirske
				Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.					Description
99.1					Press Release of CTI BioPharma Corp., dated March 7, 2018.