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): November 1, 2016

 

ACELRX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE		001-35068		41-2193603
(State of incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

351 Galveston Drive

Redwood City, CA 94063

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 216-3500

 

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):

 

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 8.01.   Other Events.

 

On November 1, 2016, AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or the Company, conducted a conference call during which members of its senior management team provided a business update and discussed financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 and certain other information. A copy of the transcript of the conference call is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

 

 

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Transcript of AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results Conference Call on November 1, 2016, at 4:30 p.m. ET.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Date: November 2, 2016	ACELRX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Jane Wright-Mitchell
		Jane Wright-Mitchell
		Chief Legal Officer

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number			Description
99.1			Transcript of AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results Conference Call on November 1, 2016, at 4:30 p.m. ET.