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)

August 15, 2016 (August 15, 2016)

HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0 - 27072	52-0845822
(state or other juris-	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
diction of incorporation)	File Number)	(Identification No.)

1617 JFK Boulevard, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA			19103
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 988-0080

1617 JFK Boulevard, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 15, 2016, Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (the "Company") filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016 and, thereafter, issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter then ended. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

As noted in the press release, the Company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Friday, August 19, 2016 to provide a general business update. Hemispherx will respond to various stockholder questions submitted prior to the call.

Conference Call Information

Date:	Friday, August 19, 2016
Time:	11:00 AM EDT
Dial-in numbers:	800-346-7359 (domestic)
	973-528-0008 (international)
Conference number:	27781
Questions:	ir@hemispherx.net by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, August 18, 2016
Replay:	http://ir.hemispherx.net/Events_Presentations

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The information disclosed in Item 2.02 above is incorporated into this Item 7.01. The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) is being furnished under Item 2.02, "Results of Operations and Financial Condition," Item 7.01, "Regulation FD Disclosure" and Item 9.01 "Financial Statements and Exhibits" of Form 8-K. As such, the information (including the exhibit) herein shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This Current Report (including the exhibit hereto) will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

	Exhibit No.	Description
	99.1	Press Release dated August 15, 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 hereunto duly authorized.

HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA, INC.

August 15, 2016

By: /s/ Thomas K. Equels

Thomas K. Equels, President