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): July 13, 2017

 

Avenue Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

000-55558

47-4113275

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

2 Gansevoort Street, 9th Floor

New York, New York 10014

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(781) 652-4500

(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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2b under the Exchange Act.

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a PowerPoint presentation including a corporate overview of Avenue Therapeutics, Inc., which will be made available on its website at www.avenuetx.com.

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

99.1   Company PowerPoint presentation.  

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

AVENUE THERAPEUTICS, INC.  

 

(Registrant)

 
     

Date: July 13, 2017

 
     
  By: /s/ Lucy Lu, M.D.  
  Name:  Lucy Lu, M.D.  
  Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer