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): January 12, 2016

 

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-13341 94-3171940
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

  

400 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 505, South San Francisco, CA 94080

 

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(650) 244-4990

 

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

 

 

 

(Registrant’s 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 registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

 

¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b))

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

 

On January 12, 2016, Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its partner, Braeburn Pharmaceuticals, issued a joint press release announcing that the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted 12 to five in favor of approval of Probuphine® for the maintenance treatment of opioid addiction in stable patients receiving a daily dose of 8mg or less of buprenorphine.

 

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statement and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
99.1   Press Release dated January 12, 2016

 

 

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

  TITAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Sunil Bhonsle
  Name: Sunil Bhonsle
  Title: President
Dated: January 13, 2016