Edgar Filing: GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS INC

Galectin Therapeutics Inc.

Date: November 10, 2016

/s/ Jack W. Callicutt

Jack W. Callicutt

Chief Financial Officer

Form 8-K

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): November 10, 2016

GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

001-31791

04-3562325

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

4960 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD, Ste 240

NORCROSS, GA 30071

(Address of principal executive office) (zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (678) 620-3186

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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SECTION 7 – REGULATION FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 10, 2016, Galectin Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company) issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this report is being furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and it shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or under the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing to this report.

SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press release

SIGNATURES

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