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): May 30, 2018 

TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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:

Michael J. Lerner, Esq.

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

One Lowenstein Drive

Roseland, NJ 07068

Tel:   (973) 597-2500      Fax:   (973) 597-6395

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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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. ☐

On May 30, 2018, Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (the “Company”) presented at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) Annual Meeting a presentation (the “Presentation”) entitled Including Suicidal Individuals in Treatment Trials: Treatment of Military-Related PTSD with TNX-102 SL, a Novel Formulation of Cyclobenzaprine Hypothesized to Address PTSD through Improvement in Sleep Quality, which the Company intends to place on its website, and which may contain nonpublic information. A copy of the presentation is filed as Exhibit 99.01 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

On May 31, 2018, the Company issued a press release regarding the Presentation. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.02 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report, including all exhibits, 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, and is not deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

(d)          Exhibits.

* Furnished herewith.

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.