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): July 24, 2015
Recro Pharma, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | 001-36329 | 26-1523233 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 490 Lapp Road, Malvern, Pennsylvania |
19355 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (484) 395–2470
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since 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:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On July 24, 2015, Recro Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing additional results for the Company’s Phase II clinical trial of Dex-IN, a proprietary intranasal formulation of dexmedetomidine, for the treatment of acute pain in adult patients undergoing bunionectomy surgery. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
On July 24, 2015, the Company updated information reflected in a slide presentation, which is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Representatives of the Company will use the updated presentation in various meetings with investors from time to time.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Document | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Recro Pharma, Inc., dated July 24, 2015. | |
| 99.2 | Investor presentation of Recro Pharma, Inc., dated July 24, 2015. | |
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.
Date: July 24, 2015
| Recro Pharma, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Gerri A. Henwood | |
| Name: | Gerri A. Henwood | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Document | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Recro Pharma, Inc., dated July 24, 2015. | |
| 99.2 | Investor presentation of Recro Pharma, Inc., dated July 24, 2015. | |