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):  August 13, 2015

 

Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-36845

 

47-3116175

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

53 Frontage Road, Suite 301
Hampton, New Jersey

 

08827

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (908) 574-4770

 

 

(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):

 

o                                     Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o                                     Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o                                     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o                                     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On August 13, 2015, Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial and operational results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015.  The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                 Exhibits:

 

The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:

 

99.1 Press Release dated August 13, 2015.

 

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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.

 

 

 

BELLEROPHON THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: August 18, 2015

By:

/s/ Jonathan M. Peacock

 

 

Name: Jonathan M. Peacock

 

 

Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Press Release dated August 13, 2015 (furnished and not filed for purposes of Item 2.02)

 

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