Current Report Filing (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): June 24, 2016

GALENA BIOPHARMA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	001-33958	20-8099512
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

	2000 Crow Canyon Place, Suite 380, San Ramon, CA 94583 (855) 855-4253
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 855-4253

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):


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Item 8.01	Other Events

Derivative and Securities Litigation

Following the hearing on June 23, 2016, on June 24, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon entered a final order and judgment in In re Galena Biopharma, Inc. Derivative Litigation, case No. 3:14-cv-00382-SI and a final order and partial judgment in In re Galena Biopharma, Inc. Securities Litigation, granting final approval of the settlements previously reported on Form 8-K. On the same day, the Court also issued an opinion and order awarding attorney’s fees in both cases.

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.