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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP | exhibit99-1.htm |
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): February 4, 2013
BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34236 | 11-3054851 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| Of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
35 Wilbur Street
Lynbrook, NY 11563
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
516.593.7000
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
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:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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INTRODUCTORY COMMENT
Throughout this Current Report on Form 8-K, the terms “we,” “us,” “our” and “Company” refer to BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
| ITEM 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS |
On February 4, 2013, the Company announced that The Journal of Urology has electronically published the uncorrected proof of the pivotal IMPRESS (The Investigation for Maximal Peyronie's Reduction Efficacy and Safety Studies) trials on its website at www.jurology.com. These Phase III studies were conducted by BioSpecifics’ strategic partner Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Auxilium) and assessed XIAFLEX for the treatment of Peyronie's disease, an excess of inelastic collagen causing penile curvature deformity.
A press release regarding the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS | |
| (d) | Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated February 4, 2013 |
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.
| Date: February 4, 2013 | BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP. |
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| (Registrant) | |
| /s/ Thomas L. Wegman | |
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| Thomas L. Wegman | |
| President |