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): April 18, 2018

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

DELAWARE		001-34079		11-3516358
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

15245 Shady Grove Road, Suite 455 Rockville, MD		20850
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (240) 268-5300

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:

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Section 7 – Regulation FD

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure

On April 18, 2018, pre-clinical data on Rexahn Pharmaceutical’s RX-3117 drug candidate is being presented in a poster presentation at 8:00 AM Central Time at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The poster is titled: “RX-3117 promotes epigenetic effects in cancer cells through enhanced degradation of DNMT1.”

A copy of the poster being presented will be available to be viewed on Rexahn Pharmaceutical’s website at https://rexahn.com/cms/media-center/publication/posters/ beginning at 9:00 AM Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 18, 2018.

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.