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): August 19, 2015

 

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 C-10

Princeton, NJ

 

 

 

08540

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(609) 538-8200
(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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):

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

o 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 August 19, 2015, Soligenix, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release to announce that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has exercised its option for contract #HHSN272201400039C to provide the Company with an additional $2.7 million in funding to advance the development of the Company’s heat stabilized ricin toxin vaccine, RiVax™. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press Release dated August 19, 2015.

 

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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.

 

  Soligenix, Inc.
   
August 19, 2015  By: /s/ Christopher J. Schaber
   

Christopher J. Schaber, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

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