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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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 22, 2020

 

OVID THERAPEUTICS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-38085

46-5270895

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

1460 Broadway, Suite 15044

New York, New York

 

10036

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 646-661-7661

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 Instructions A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock par value $0.001 per share

 

OVID

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

 

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).

Emerging growth company 

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. 

 

 


Item 7.01.Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On October 22, 2020, Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) posted its OV101 (gaboxadol) Teach-In Day webinar presentation, dated October 22, 2020, to the “News & Events” subsection of the “Investors” tab on the Company’s website at www.ovidrx.com. A copy of the presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

This information, including the Exhibit 99.1 referenced herein, is “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, only if and to the extent such subsequent filing specifically references the information herein as being incorporated by reference in such filing.

Cautionary Statements

This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “may,” “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate” and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events or circumstances) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this presentation may include, but are not limited to, statements about the progress, timing, scope and the design of any future clinical trials for OV101, the progress, timing and reporting of clinical data of NEPTUNE or any future clinical trials for OV101, the progress, timing and results of any discussions with regulatory authorities regarding OV101, the potential clinical benefit of OV101, the future results of the NEPTUNE trial, the progress, timing and results of clinical trials regarding Ovid's other product candidates, the progress, timing, reporting of the ELARA open-label extension study and the Company’s future financial results and financing plans. Each of these forward-looking statements involves risks and uncertainties.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibit

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

 

 

99.1

  

OV101 (gaboxadol) Teach-In Day Presentation, dated October 22, 2020

 

 


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.

 

OVID THERAPEUTICS INC.

 

 

By:    

/s/ Thomas M. Perone

 

Thomas M. Perone

 

General Counsel & Corporate Secretary  

Dated: October 22, 2020