Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
April 19 2018 - 6:09AM
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 April, 2018
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
GW Pharmaceuticals plc (the “Company”)
is presenting its CBD-OS product (Epidiolex
®
) in a Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee
Meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) today, Thursday April 19, 2018 from 8:00am ET to 12:30pm
ET. The Nasdaq has halted trading in the Company’s American Depositary Shares (ADSs) which trade on the Nasdaq Global Market
under the symbol “GWPH.”
For further information, please
contact:
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GW Pharmaceuticals plc
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Stephen Schultz, VP Investor Relations (U.S.)
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917 280 2424 / 401 500 6570
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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: April 19, 2018
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