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
June 15, 2016 (June 15, 2016)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 001-15697 | 22-3542636 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
165 Ludlow Avenue, Northvale, New Jersey 07647
(Address of principal executive offices)
(201) 750-2646
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On June 15, 2016, Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company") filed its annual report on Form 10-K for the year-ended March 31, 2016 and, thereafter, issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year 2016 then ended. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
As noted in the press release, the Company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Monday, June 20, 2016 to provide a general business update. Elite will respond to various stockholder questions submitted prior to the call and during the question and answer portion on the call.
Conference Call Information
| Date: | Monday, June 20, 2016 |
| Time: | 11:00 AM EDT |
| Dial-in numbers: | 1-800-346-7359 (domestic) |
| 1-973-528-0008 (international) | |
| Conference number: | 98840 |
| Questions: | dianne@elitepharma.com by 9:00 AM EDT on Monday, June 20, 2016 |
| Audio Replay: | http://ir.elitepharma.com/events_presentations
|
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The information disclosed in Item 2.02 above is incorporated
into this Item 7.01. The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) is being furnished
under Item 2.02, "Results of Operations and Financial Condition," Item 7.01, "Regulation FD Disclosure" and
Item 9.01 "Financial Statements and Exhibits" of Form 8-K. As such, the information (including the exhibit) herein shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the 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 incorporated by reference into a filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This Current Report (including the exhibit hereto) will
not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements
of Regulation FD.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 15, 2016 |
SIGNATURE
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.
| Dated: June 15, 2016 | ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Nasrat Hakim | ||
| Nasrat Hakim, President and CEO | |||