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): October 7, 2016

RXi PHARMACEUTICALS

CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36304

45-3215903

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

257 Simarano Drive, Suite 101

Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 767-3861

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On October 7, 2016, RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an exclusive option agreement to acquire all outstanding capital stock of MirImmune, Inc. in consideration for a number of shares equal to 19.99% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, plus additional potential consideration contingent on MirImmune reaching certain milestones. RXi Pharmaceuticals can exercise the option to acquire MirImmune on the terms set forth in the option agreement at any time prior to April 5, 2017, but has no obligation to do so.

Safe Harbor Statement/Forward Looking Statements

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this filing, including statements regarding the Company’s plans or other expectations, goals, objectives, strategies, timelines and legal matters are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the risks and uncertainties associated with: risks that the potential acquisition of MirImmune may not proceed; the actual realization of anticipated benefits of the purchase of MirImmune; risks related to our ability to control the timing and terms of the purchase of MirImmune; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other documents subsequently filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are based on current information that may change and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this filing, as actual results may differ from those contemplated by our forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this filing.

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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.