8-K 1 acrx20160314_8k.htm FORM 8-K acrx20160314_8k.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): March 9, 2016

 

ACELRX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

DELAWARE

 

001-35068

 

41-2193603

(State of incorporation)

 

(Commission File No.)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

351 Galveston Drive

Redwood City, CA 94063

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 216-3500

 

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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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On March 9, 2016, AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment to the Manufacturing Services Agreement (the “MSA”) dated as of January 18, 2013, with Patheon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in which the parties agreed to (i) expand the Territory to cover the European Union, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland, and Australia; (ii) include references to relevant regulatory agencies within the Territory; (iii) update product list and specifications; (iv) identify minimum run quantities, annual volume and price; and (v) identify EU stability testing and other quality related measures. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

 

The foregoing summary of the amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amendment to the MSA, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. 

 

 
 

 

 

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: March 14, 2016

ACELRX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

  

 

 

By:  

/s/ Jane Wright-Mitchell

 

 

 

Jane Wright-Mitchell

 

 

 

Chief Legal Officer