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): October 5, 2015
ANTARES PHARMA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)
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1-32302 |
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41-1350192 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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100 Princeton South, Suite 300, Ewing, NJ |
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08628 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone, including area code: (609) 359-3020
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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On December 12, 2011, Antares Pharma. Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a licensing agreement (“Agreement”) with Pfizer Consumer Healthcare (“Pfizer”) for one of our drug delivery technologies to develop an undisclosed product on an exclusive basis for North America. On October 5, 2015, the Company received a written notice of termination of the Agreement from Pfizer. Pfizer informed the Company that the product Pfizer was developing failed to meet pre-specified endpoints in a clinical study. Accordingly, the Agreement will terminate on November 5, 2015.
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.
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ANTARES PHARMA, INC. |
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October 9, 2015 |
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/s/ James E. Fickenscher |
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James E. Fickenscher |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |