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): July 2, 2013

 

 

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-27436   94-3171940

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

400 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 505, South San Francisco, CA   94080
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 650-244-4990

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Definitive Material Agreement.

Amendment to License Agreement

On July 2, 2013, Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) and Braeburn Pharmaceuticals Sprl (“Braeburn”) entered into a second amendment (the “Amendment”) to the License Agreement dated December 14, 2012, as amended (the “Agreement”) primarily to establish and provide the parameters for a committee comprised of representatives of Titan and Braeburn responsible for and with the authority to make all decisions regarding the development and implementation of a strategic plan to seek approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) of Probuphine® for subdermal use in the maintenance treatment of adult patients with opioid dependence, including development of the strategy for all written and oral communications with the FDA. The Amendment also makes Braeburn the primary contact for FDA communications regarding the Probuphine New Drug Application.

A copy of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and the description thereof contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K is qualified in its entirety be reference to such exhibit.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.		    Description
10.1    Amendment dated July 2, 2013 to License Agreement dated December 14, 2012 between Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Braeburn Pharmaceuticals Sprl

SIGNATURE

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.

 

Dated: July 5, 2013   TITAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
  By:  

/s/ Sunil Bhonsle

    Name:   Sunil Bhonsle
    Title:   President

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
No.		    Description
10.1    Amendment dated July 2, 2013 to License Agreement dated December 14, 2012 between Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Braeburn Pharmaceuticals Sprl