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) September 6, 2016

 

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	000-23143 (Commission File Number)		13-3379479 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
One World Trade Center, 47th Floor, New York, New York		10007
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code [phone]

 

 

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Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNX) and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX and TSX: VRX) today announced the U.S. commercial launch of RELISTOR® (methylnaltrexone bromide) Tablets .

 

A copy of the press release announcing the launch is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report .

 

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or as otherwise subject to liability of that section, nor shall such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

Description

 

99.1	Press Release dated September 6, 2016.

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

	PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
	By:	/s/  Patrick Fabbio
		Patrick Fabbio
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

Date: September 6, 2016