8-K 1 d109299d8k.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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 7, 2016

TOKAI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact Name of Company as Specified in Charter)

Delaware |  | 001-36620 |  | 20-1000967
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

255 State Street, 6th floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Company’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 225-4305

(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 Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

From time to time, we intend to conduct meetings with third parties in which our current corporate slide presentation is presented. A copy of this slide presentation, dated January 7, 2016, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information responsive to Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 hereto 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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 8.01. Other Events

On January 7, 2016, we issued a press release providing an update on the conduct of our ARMOR3-SV clinical trial and the planned expansion of our galeterone clinical development program. A copy of this press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

| (d) | The following exhibits are included in this report:

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Presentation dated January 7, 2016
99.2 |  | Press release dated January 7, 2016

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.

|  |  |  | TOKAI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: January 7, 2016 |  |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Gerald E. Quirk
|  |  |  |  |  | Gerald E. Quirk
|  |  |  |  |  | Executive Vice President, Business Operations and General Counsel