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

 

VION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		000-26534		13-3671221
(State or Other Jurisdiction		(Commission		(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

4 Science Park, New Haven, CT		06511
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 498-4210

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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):

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

As previously disclosed, on December 17, 2009, Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Registrant”) filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) Case No. 09-14429 (CSS).

On January 7, 2009, the Registrant filed its unaudited initial monthly operating report (the “Monthly Operating Report”) with the Bankruptcy Court. A copy of the Monthly Operating Report is contained in the attached Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Limitation on Incorporation by Reference

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 is being furnished for informational purposes only and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing. The filing of this Form 8-K shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information herein that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Financial and Operating Data

The Registrant cautions investors and potential investors not to place undue reliance upon the information contained in the Monthly Operating Report, which was not prepared for the purpose of providing the basis for an investment decision relating to any of the securities of the Registrant. The Monthly Operating Report has been prepared solely for the purpose of complying with the monthly reporting requirements of, and is in a format acceptable to, the Bankruptcy Court. The Monthly Operating Report is limited in scope and only covers a limited time period.

The Monthly Operating Report was not audited or reviewed by independent accountants and was not prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). There can be no assurance that, from the perspective of an investor or a potential investor in the Registrant’s securities, the Monthly Operating Report is complete. The Monthly Operating Report may be subject to future adjustment and reconciliation. The Monthly Operating Report also contains information for periods which are shorter or otherwise different from those required in the Registrant’s reports pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and such information might not be indicative of the Registrant’s financial condition or operating results for the period that would be reflected in the Registrant’s financial statements or in its reports pursuant to the Exchange Act. The information set forth in the Monthly Operating Report should not be viewed as indicative of future results.

The Monthly Operating Report and additional information about the Debtors’ filings under the Bankruptcy Code, including access to court documents and other general information about the Chapter 11 Case, are available online at the Registrant’s claims administration website located at http://www.delclaims.com/caseinfo/C09-14429.html.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K and its exhibit contain forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the Registrant’s plans or actual results to differ materially from those projected, including the Registrant being unsuccessful in selling its assets or engaging in another transaction in bankruptcy, the FDA failing to approve a Special Protocol Assessment for a Phase III randomized trial for Onrigin™ , the Registrant not obtaining court approval of its motions in the Chapter 11 proceeding pursued by it from time to time, the Registrant’s ability to develop, pursue, confirm and consummate one or more plans of reorganization with respect to the Chapter 11 case, the Registrant’s ability to retain and compensate key executives and other key employees, the Registrant’s ability to maintain relationships with its licensor and vendors, the Registrant’s potential inability to obtain regulatory approval for its products, particularly Onrigin™, delays in the regulatory approval process, particularly for Onrigin™, delays or unfavorable results of drug trials, the need for additional research and testing, including the need for a randomized trial of Onrigin™ prior to regulatory approval, the inability to manufacture product, the potential inability to secure external sources of funding to continue operations, the inability to access capital and funding on favorable terms, continued operating losses and the inability to continue operations

as a result, and a variety of other risks set forth from time to time in the Registrant’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to the risks attendant to the forward-looking statements included under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The cautionary statements provided above are being made pursuant to the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “ Act ”) and with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Act for any such forward-looking statements. Except in special circumstances in which a duty to update arises under law when prior disclosure becomes materially misleading in light of subsequent events, the Registrant does not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number		Description
99.1		Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Initial Monthly Operating Report filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.				DESCRIPTION
	99.1			Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Initial Monthly Operating Report filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware