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): March 9, 2009
Neuralstem, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in Charter)
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Delaware
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000-1357459
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52-2007292
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(State or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or
organization)
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(Commission File
No.)
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(IRS Employee Identification
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9700 Great Seneca Highway,
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)
(301)
366-4841
(Issuer Telephone
number)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD
Disclosure
On March
9, 2009, Neuralstem, Inc. (“Company”) issued a press release announcing that a
paper published on the online edition of the Journal of Comparative Neurology
reported that human stem cells developed by the Company had made synaptic
contact with the motor neurons of rats with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
(“ALS”) like symptoms. A copy of the press release is
attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
The
information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits
attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “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 such information
or such exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The information set
forth in or exhibits to this Form 8-K shall not be deemed an admission as to the
materiality of any information in this report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and
Exhibits.
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Exhibit
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release Dated March 9, 2009
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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NEURALSTEM,
INC
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By:
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/s/ I.
Richard Garr |
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I.
Richard Garr |
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Chief Executive
Officer
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Dated: March 9,
2009
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