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): October 15, 2018

 

Commission File No. 000-16929

 

Soligenix, Inc.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE		41-1505029
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
29 Emmons Drive, Suite B-10 Princeton, NJ		08540
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

(609) 538-8200

(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

 

On October 15, 2018, Soligenix, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release to announce that it has received a positive recommendation from the independent Data Monitoring Committee to continue enrolling subjects into the Company’s Phase 3 clinical trial for SGX301 (synthetic hypericin) for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

  

Exhibit No.		Title
99.1		Press release issued by the Company on October 15, 2018.

  

 

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.

 

	Soligenix, Inc.
October 15, 2018	By:	/s/ Christopher J. Schaber
		Christopher J. Schaber, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press release issued by the Company on October 15, 2018.