Form 8-K

 

 

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): May 28, 2015

 

CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, 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

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:

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On May 28, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing that Richard J. Daly, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, has been appointed to the position of interim Chief Commercial Officer. In that position, Mr. Daly will lead pre-commercial activities for Firdapse® while the Company conducts a search for an executive to run commercial operations on a permanent basis. David Muth, the Company’s previous Chief Commercial Officer, has left the Company to pursue other activities.

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 May 28, 2015.

 

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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 Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
By: /s/ Alicia Grande

Alicia Grande

Vice President, Treasurer and CFO

 

 

Dated: May 28, 2015

 

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