UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 25, 2018



Edge Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware
001-37568
26-4231384
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

300 Connell Drive, Suite 4000
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922
(800) 208-3343
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 25, 2018, Dr. James Healy, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Edge Therapeutics, Inc. (“Edge”), notified Edge of his decision to not stand for re-election as a director of the Board of Edge, at Edge’s 2018 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders. Dr. Healy indicated that his decision not to stand for re-election was not a result of any disagreement with the Board or Edge.
 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: April 25, 2018
Edge Therapeutics, Inc.
     
 
By:
 /s/ Andrew Saik
   
Name: Andrew Saik
   
Title: Chief Financial Officer