CYTRX CORPORATION (NASDAQ:CYTR) Files An 8-K Other Events

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CYTRX CORPORATION (NASDAQ:CYTR) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 9.01Other Events

On August 21, 2017, CytRx Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that it has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in connection with a planned special meeting of stockholders to authorize the Board of Directors of the Company to effect a reverse stock split of the Company's common stock, if deemed necessary. A reverse stock split may enable the Company to regain compliance with NASDAQ's $1.00 minimum bid price requirement and maintain its listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The date of the special meeting will be announced in a definitive proxy statement to be mailed to stockholders and filed with the SEC.

Attached hereto as Exhibit99.1, and incorporated herein by reference, is a copy of the press release.

Other Information

The Company and its directors, executive officers and advisors may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed reverse stock split to be considered at the special meeting of stockholders. Stockholders may obtain additional information regarding the interests of those participants by reading the Company's preliminary proxy statement filed on August 18, 2017 and, when they become available, the Company's definitive proxy statement and other definitive proxy materials, and the Company's annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC.

The definitive proxy statement will be mailed to stockholders as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed reverse stock split. Stockholders may obtain free copies of the preliminary proxy statement and the Company's other SEC filings electronically by accessing the SEC's home page at http://www.sec.gov. Copies can also be obtained, free of charge, upon written request to CytRx Corporation, Attn: Corporate Secretary, 11726 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90049.

Item 9.01Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued on August 21, 2017

CYTRX CORP ExhibitEX-99.1 2 exh99-1.htm PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ON AUGUST 21,…To view the full exhibit click here
About CYTRX CORPORATION (NASDAQ:CYTR)
CytRx Corporation is a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in oncology. The Company is focused on the clinical development of aldoxorubicin, its modified version of the chemotherapeutic agent, doxorubicin. It is engaged in Phase III trials for aldoxorubicin as a therapy for patients with soft tissue sarcoma (STS) whose tumors have progressed after treatment with chemotherapy. It is also involved in evaluating aldoxorubicin in a Phase IIb clinical trial in small cell lung cancer; a Phase II clinical trial in human immunodeficiency virus-related Kaposi’s sarcoma; a Phase II clinical trial in patients with late-stage glioblastoma (brain cancer); a Phase Ib trial in combination with ifosfamide in patients with STS, and a Phase Ib trial in combination with gemcitabine in subjects with metastatic solid tumors. It is engaged in the pre-clinical development for DK049, an anti-cancer drug conjugate that utilizes its Linker Activated Drug Release (LADR) technology.