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): June 14, 2019

AMPIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)

Delaware		001-35182		26-0179592
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

373 Inverness Parkway, Suite 200

Englewood, Colorado 80112

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(720) 437-6500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common		AMPE		NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On June 14, 2019, the Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval of the Company’s special protocol assessment (“SPA”) of a clinical protocol titled, “ A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of an Intra-Articular Injection of Ampion in Adults with Pain Due to Severe Osteoarthritis of the Knee .” The press release also indicates that FDA informed the Company that the design and planned analysis of the Company’s SPA adequately addresses the objectives necessary to support a regulatory submission, but final determinations for marketing application approval are made after a complete review of the marketing application and are based on the entire data in the application. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description

99.1	Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., press release, dated June 14, 2019

SIGNATURE

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.