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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
August 13, 2010 (August 9, 2010)
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
TRANSCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-51967 | 33-0960223 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
1003 W. Cutting Blvd., Suite #110
Point Richmond, California 94804
(Address of principal executive offices)
(510) 215-3500
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference, is a transcript of the second quarter 2010 earnings release conference call for Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company) conducted at 5:00 pm Eastern time on August 9, 2010 (the Transcript). The call was pre-announced by press release issued on July 27, 2010 and was made available to the public by telephone and through webcast accessible through the Companys website (www.transcept.com) at such time. The call will be available for replay on the Companys website through August 13, 2010. At the start of the call, the Company referenced certain forward looking statements that the Company intended to be covered by the Safe Harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act and directed call participants to refer to the Companys earnings release issued on August 9, 2010 and the risk factors disclosures contained in the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 (the Q1 10-Q) for factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from those in the forward looking statements. The Company also referenced the risk factors to be contained in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 that the Company filed on August 12, 2010 (the Q2 10-Q), to which the Company hereby directs individuals to refer to in lieu of the Q1 10-Q for factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from those in the forward looking statements set forth in the Transcript. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and a copy of the risk factors section of the Companys Q2 10-Q is attached as Exhibit 99.3. Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3 are also incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The furnishing of the attached information is not an admission as to the materiality of any of the information set forth therein.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The following Exhibits are furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Transcript of Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. conference call held on August 9, 2010. | |
99.2 | Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Press Release Announcing Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results dated August 9, 2010. | |
99.3 | Risk Factors contained in Part II, Item 1A of the Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
TRANSCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
Date: August 13, 2010 | By: | /S/ MARILYN E. WORTZMAN | ||||
Name: | Marilyn E. Wortzman | |||||
Title: | Vice President, Finance |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
99.1 | Transcript of Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. conference call held on August 9, 2010. | |
99.2 | Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Press Release Announcing Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results dated August 9, 2010. | |
99.3 | Risk Factors contained in Part II, Item 1A of the Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. |
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