Current Report Filing (8-k)

U.S. 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): November 6, 2017

iBio, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

001-35023

(Commission File Number)

26-2797813

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

600 Madison Avenue, Suite 1601, New York, NY 10022-1737

(Address of principal executive offices (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number: (302) 355-0650

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

¨ Emerging growth company

Item 8.01

Other Events.

iBio, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“iBio”), announced on November 6, 2017, that it initiated litigation against Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer) by filing a complaint in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware to remedy the consequences of Fraunhofer’s fraud and theft of iBio’s technology and intellectual property. This complaint follows iBio’s pending litigation filed in March 2015 against Fraunhofer USA, Inc., the U.S. unit of Fraunhofer, as reported in Item 3 of iBio’s Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2017.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated November 6, 2017, regarding litigation filed by iBio, Inc. against Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

*Filed herewith.

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.