OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) Files An 8-K Regulation FD DisclosureITEM 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 11, 2018, OPKO Health, Inc. (“OPKO” or the “Company”) issued a press release regarding Nasdaq’s decision to halt trading in OPKO’s common stock in connection with the lawsuit previously reported in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 10, 2018 (the “Lawsuit”). A copy of such press release is furnished as Exhibit99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference. The information included in this Item 7.01 and in 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 (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
On September 7, 2018, at 14:34:38 Eastern Daylight Time, Nasdaq halted trading in the Company’s common stock pending receipt from the Company of information requested by the exchange related to the allegations contained in the Lawsuit. Nasdaq has advised the Company that trading will remain halted until the exchange is satisfied with OPKO’s response to Nasdaq’s request for information
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ITEM 9.01. |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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ExhibitNo. |
Description |
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99.1 |
Press Release of the Company dated September 11, 2018 |
Exhibit List
Opko Health, Inc. ExhibitEX-99.1 2 ex991pressrelease91118.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit OPKO COMMENTS ON CONTINUED NASDAQ HALT OF TRADING OF COMMON STOCK MIAMI,…To view the full exhibit click here
About OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK)
OPKO Health, Inc. (OPKO) is a healthcare company. The Company operates through two segments: diagnostics and pharmaceutical. The pharmaceutical segment consists of its pharmaceutical operations in Chile, Mexico, Ireland, Israel and Spain, and its pharmaceutical research and development operations. The diagnostics segment primarily consists of its clinical laboratory operations. The Company’s diagnostics business includes Bio-Reference Laboratories (Bio-Reference), which is a clinical laboratory with a genetic testing business, including the 4Kscore prostate cancer test and the Claros 1 in-office immunoassay platform. Its pharmaceutical business includes OPKO Biologics, which features hGH-CTP, a once-weekly human growth hormone injection (in Phase III and partnered with Pfizer), and a longer acting Factor VIIa drug for hemophilia (Phase IIa). In addition to its pharmaceutical and diagnostic development programs, it owns pharmaceutical platforms in Ireland, Chile, Spain and Mexico.
