UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): May 1, 2018  

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

(919) 859-1302
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company [   ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [   ]

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 1, 2018, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) has approved peramivir with the brand name of ALPIVAB™, a single intravenous infusion for the treatment of uncomplicated influenza in adults and children from the age of 2 years. The EMA’s approval of ALPIVAB™ under the centralized licensing procedure provides marketing authorization for all 28-member states of the European Union, Norway and Iceland. Previously, peramivir injection (RAPIVAB®, RAPIACTA®, PERAMIFLU®) received approval for commercialization in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, Taiwan and Korea.

On May 1, 2018, the Company issued a news release announcing the events described in this Item 7.01. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding future results, performance or achievements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could affect the forward-looking statements contained herein include: the commercialization success of Rapivab is uncertain, Rapivab may not be made commercially available in approved regions, and commercialization of Rapivab may not provide significant revenues to the Company. Please refer to the documents the Company files periodically with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, all of which identify important factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in the Company’s projections and forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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.