8-K 1 r8k-051.txt FORM 8-K 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): May 17, 2004 Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-9314 83-0221517 ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------- (State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 2600 Stemmons Freeway, Suite 176, Dallas, Texas 75207 ----------------------------------------------- --------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (214) 905-5100 -------------- Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. ------------------------------------------------------------------ (c) Exhibits -------- 99.1 Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Press Release, dated May 17, 2004. Item 12. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition. ------------------------------------------------------------ Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release on May 17, 2004, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by this reference, in which it announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. This information shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933. 2 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. Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Registrant) By: /s/ Stephen B. Thompson ------------------ Stephen B. Thompson Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dated May 17, 2004 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description ------- ------------ 99.1 Press Release, date May 17, 2004 4