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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Eve</b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>nt Reported):&nbsp;December 6</b><b>, 2018</b></font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 24pt;"><b>KemPharm, Inc.</b></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Item 7</b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>.01</b><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><b>Regulation FD Disclosure</b><b>.</b></font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">On&nbsp;December 6, 2018, Travis C. Mickle, the president and chief executive officer of KemPharm, Inc., or the Company, will present live&nbsp;at VirtualInvestorConferences.com&nbsp;on, among other things, the Company&#39;s product pipeline, co-lead clinical&nbsp;product candidates KP415 and KP484,&nbsp;both based on a&nbsp;prodrug of methylphenidate, or serdexmethylphenidate,&nbsp;and for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, KP879, a stand-alone formulation of serdexmethylphenidate for the treatment of stimulant use disorder and U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved product, APADAZ<sup>&reg;</sup>,&nbsp;an immediate-release combination&nbsp;product of benzhydrocodone,&nbsp;the Company&#39;s&nbsp;prodrug of hydrocodone, and acetaminophen, for the short-term (no more than 14 days) management of acute pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate.</p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">A copy of the presentation&nbsp;is furnished as Exhibit 99.1&nbsp;to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information set forth in this It<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">em 7.01 and contained in the presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.1&nbsp;shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and is not incorporated by reference into any of the Company&rsquo;s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">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 thereunto duly authorized.</p>

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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Kem</b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Pharm</b></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>, Inc</b></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>.</b></font></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Date:&nbsp;December 6<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">, 2018</font></p>
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kmph20170106_8k.htm
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
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Eve
nt Reported): December 6
, 2018
KemPharm, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
001-36913
20-5894398
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1180 Celebration Boulevard, Suite 103, Celebration, FL
34747
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant
's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
(321) 939-3416
Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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 December 6, 2018, Travis C. Mickle, the president and chief executive officer of KemPharm, Inc., or the Company, will present live at VirtualInvestorConferences.com on, among other things, the Company's product pipeline, co-lead clinical product candidates KP415 and KP484, both based on a prodrug of methylphenidate, or serdexmethylphenidate, and for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, KP879, a stand-alone formulation of serdexmethylphenidate for the treatment of stimulant use disorder and U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved product, APADAZ
®
, an immediate-release combination product of benzhydrocodone, the Company's prodrug of hydrocodone, and acetaminophen, for the short-term (no more than 14 days) management of acute pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate.
A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information set forth in this It
em 7.01 and contained in the presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and is not incorporated by reference into any of the Company's filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
Description
99.1
Presentation titled "Management Presentation" dated December 2018.
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Kem
Pharm
, Inc
.
Date: December 6
, 2018
By:
/s/ R. LaDuane Clifton
R. LaDuane Clifton, CPA
Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary and Treasurer