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): January 28, 2016

 

 

AMPIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-35182		26-0179592
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

373 Inverness Parkway, Suite 200

Englewood, Colorado 80112

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(720) 437-6500

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 28, 2016, Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held a conference call during which the Company announced that its cash and cash equivalents on a consolidated basis at December 31, 2015 was $27.0 million. The Company also announced that its cash and cash equivalents on a standalone basis at December 31, 2015 was $16.0 million, excluding any cash and cash equivalents held at Aytu BioScience, Inc. (“Aytu”), an entity the Company owned 81.5% as of that same date. On January 4, 2016, the Company completed a distribution of 10,399,661 Aytu shares to the Company’s shareholders, reducing the Company’s ownership in Aytu to below 10% on January 5, 2016.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 to this report shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filings made by Ampio under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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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: January 29, 2016