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 3, 2017

 

 

 

TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   001-36019   26-1434750
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

509 Madison Avenue, Suite 306, New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 980-9155

 

Copy of correspondence to:

 

Marc J. Ross, Esq.

James M. Turner, Esq.

Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP

61 Broadway

New York, New York 10006

Tel: (212) 930-9700 Fax: (212) 930-9725

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): 

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01Other Events.

 

On April 3, 2017, Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that on March 31, 2017, the Company received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ("NASDAQ") stating that because the Company’s shares had a closing bid price at or above $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive business days, the Company’s stock had regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share for continued listing on the NASDAQ Global Market, as set forth in NASDAQ Listing Rule 5450(a)(1), and that the matter is now closed.

 

A copy of the press release that discusses this matter is filed as Exhibit 99.01 to, and incorporated by reference in, this report. The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits.

 

99.01Press release, dated April 3, 2017, issued by Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.*

 

 

* Furnished herewith.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirement 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.

 

  TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
     
Date:  April 3, 2017 By: /s/ SETH LEDERMAN
  Seth Lederman
  Chief Executive Officer

 

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