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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 9, 2015

 

ContraVir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-36856

 

46-2783806

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

IRS Employer

of incorporation or organization)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

399 Thornall Street, First Floor

Edison, NJ    08837

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (732) 902-4000

 

 

(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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 



 

Item 7.01                                           Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On March 9, 2015, ContraVir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the successful outcome of a recent End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the Company’s lead drug candidate, FV-100, for the prevention of debilitating shingles-associated pain known as post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN).  The FDA has agreed to, with minor modifications, the Company’s proposed clinical protocol, which is designed as a pivotal Phase 3 study.

 

A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K also shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.

 

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1

ContraVir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Press Release dated March 9, 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.

 

Dated:           March 9, 2015

 

 

 

CONTRAVIR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James Sapirstein

 

 

James Sapirstein

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

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