8-K 1 d332424d8k.htm 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

April 11, 2012

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

NEVADA |  | 000-32877 |  | 04-3562325
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

7 WELLS AVENUE

NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS

02459

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(617) 559-0033

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure.

Executives of Galectin Therapeutics Inc. are presenting a corporate update in April contained in the slide presentation attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”).

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.

Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits |  |
99.1 Corporate Update Presentation Slides - dated April 2012.

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.

GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS INC.
By: |  | /s/ Thomas A. McGauley
|  | Thomas A. McGauley
|  | Chief Financial Officer
|  | Date: April 11, 2012

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number |  |
99.1 |  | Corporate Update Presentation Slides dated April 2012.