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, 2012 |
| NAVIDEA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 0-26520 | 31-1080091 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 425 Metro Place North, Suite 300, Columbus, Ohio | 43017 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code | (614) 793-7500 |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 25, 2012, Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it had entered into an option agreement with Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to license [123I]-E-IAFCT Injection, an Iodine-123 radiolabeled imaging agent, being developed as an aid in the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders. A copy of the complete text of the Company’s January 25, 2012, press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit | |
| Number | Exhibit Description |
| 99.1 | Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. press release dated January 25, 2012, entitled “Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Enters into Option Agreement to License Parkinson's Disease Imaging Agent.” |
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Act) provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. Statements contained or incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K, which relate to other than strictly historical facts, such as statements about the Company’s plans and strategies, expectations for future financial performance, new and existing products and technologies, anticipated clinical and regulatory pathways, and markets for the Company’s products are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof. Investors are cautioned that such statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical or anticipated results due to many factors including, but not limited to, the Company’s continuing operating losses, uncertainty of market acceptance of its products, reliance on third party manufacturers, accumulated deficit, future capital needs, uncertainty of capital funding, dependence on limited product line and distribution channels, competition, limited marketing and manufacturing experience, risks of development of new products, regulatory risks and other risks detailed in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other SEC filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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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.
| Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. | |||
| Date: January 25, 2012 | By: | /s/ Brent L. Larson | |
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Brent L. Larson, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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