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 25, 2023

Ocuphire Pharma, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
  
001-34079
  
11-3516358
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

37000 Grand River Avenue, Suite 120
Farmington Hills, MI
  
 
48335
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (248) 681-9815

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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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, $0.0001 par value
OCUP
Nasdaq Capital Market

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).
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Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 25, 2023, Ocuphire Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) posted on its website an updated corporate presentation including the results of its ZETA-1 Phase 2b Trial in diabetic retinopathy. A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 8.01
Other Events.

On January 25, 2023, the Company issued a press release regarding the results of its ZETA-1 Phase 2b Trial in diabetic retinopathy. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Information contained on or accessible through any website reference in the press release is not part of, or incorporated by reference in, this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the inclusion of such website addresses in this Current Report on Form 8-K by incorporation by reference of the press release is as inactive textual references only.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits

Exhibit
    
Number
  
Exhibit Description
     
 
Investor Presentation Materials, dated January 25, 2023
 
Press Release, dated January 25, 2023
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document).

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.

 
OCUPHIRE PHARMA, INC.
     
 
By:
/s/ Mina Sooch
   
Mina Sooch
   
Chief Executive Officer
     
Date: January 25, 2023