Progenics Form 8-K April 21, 2006
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)
April
21, 2006
Progenics
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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000-23143
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13-3379479
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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777
Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York
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10591
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (914)
789-2800
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Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
Progenics
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNX) today announced their
plan to submit by early 2007 a New Drug Application (NDA) with the U.S. Food
and
Drug Administration for subcutaneous methylnaltrexone (MNTX) in a new
room-temperature formulation.
A copy
of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the information
contained therein is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 of this
Current Report on Form 8-K.
The
information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed
to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, unless we
specifically incorporate it by reference in a document filed under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We undertake
no
duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information furnished
pursuant to Item 7.01 in this Form 8-K.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits
Exhibit
No. Description
99.1
Press
Release dated April 21, 2006
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.
PROGENICS
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By: /s/
ROBERT A.
MCKINNEY
Robert
A.
McKinney
Chief
Financial Officer, Senior Vice President,
Finance
& Operations and Treasurer
Date:
April 21, 2006