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): March 22, 2017

  

moleculin biotech, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

DELAWARE	001-37758	47-4671997
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

2575 WEST BELLFORT, SUITE 333, HOUSTON TX 77054

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

[phone]

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

  

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):

 

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

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-14(c)).

  

 

 

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

 

On March 22, 2017, Moleculin Biotech, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its lead candidate, Annamycin (also known as “Liposomal Annamycin”), an anthracycline, has received Orphan Drug Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)       Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated March 22, 2017

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

	MOLECULIN BIOTECH, INC.
Date:  March 22, 2017
	By:	/s/ Jonathan Foster
		Jonathan Foster
		Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated March 22, 2017

 

   

 

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