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): September 26, 2014
GlycoMimetics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36177 | 06-1686563 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
401 Professional Drive, Suite 250
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(240) 243-1201
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 26, 2014, GlycoMimetics, Inc. (the “Registrant” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has been informed by Pfizer Inc., the company responsible for ongoing clinical development of the Company’s drug candidate rivipansel (GMI-1070), that initiation of its Phase 3 clinical trial with rivipansel will be significantly delayed due to a manufacturing development issue impacting formulated drug supply. The Company previously reported that it had expected commencement of the trial before the end of 2014.
A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01, and Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any of the Registrant’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any incorporation language in such a filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated September 26, 2014, “GlycoMimetics Announces a Delay in the Initiation of the Phase 3 Trial with Rivipansel.” |
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.
| GLYCOMIMETICS, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Brian M. Hahn | |||||
| Brian M. Hahn | ||||||
| Date: September 26, 2014 | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated September 26, 2014, “GlycoMimetics Announces a Delay in the Initiation of the Phase 3 Trial with Rivipansel.” |