Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
May 15 2017 - 4:59PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
United
States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Month of May, 2017
Commission File Number: 001-35892
GW
PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
(Translation of registrant’s name
into English)
Sovereign
House
Vision
Park
Histon
Cambridge
CB24 9BZ
United
Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant
is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Indicate by check mark if the registrant
is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
Other Events
On May 15, 2017, GW Pharmaceuticals plc
(“GW” or the “Company”) announced the appointment of Volker Knappertz, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer (CMO).
Reporting to GW’s Chief Executive Officer Justin Gover, Dr. Knappertz will be based in the Company’s U.S. headquarters
in Carlsbad, California. In addition, GW has appointed Professor Ben Whalley as Head of Discovery Research, based in the U.K. A
copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein. The information
contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Exhibits
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99.1
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Press Release dated May 15, 2017
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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, thereunto duly
authorized.
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GW Pharmaceuticals plc
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By:
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/s/ Adam George
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Name:
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Adam George
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Title:
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Company Secretary
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Date: May 15, 2017
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