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): August 11, 2014
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICAL PARTNERS, INC.
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
| Delaware |
001-33057 |
76-0837053 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 355 Alhambra Circle Suite 1500 Coral Gables, Florida |
33134 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (305) 529-2522 |
Not Applicable
Former Name or Former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 11, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing that the final patient in its Phase 3 study of Firdapse™ (amifampridine phosphate) for the treatment of Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS) has completed the blinded portion of the study, and that top-line results from the study are on track to be reported later this quarter. In addition, the Company announced that all patients who were randomized into the study elected to continue in the two-year open label follow-up study.
A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by the Company on August 11, 2014. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Alicia Grande | |
| Alicia Grande Vice President, Treasurer and CFO | ||
Dated: August 11, 2014
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