UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D. C. 20549
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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)
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ACURA
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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State
of New York
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1-10113
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11-0853640
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(State
of Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
Incorporation)
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Identification
Number)
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616
N. North Court, Suite 120
Palatine,
Illinois 60067
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(847)
705-7709
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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Item
2.02 Results
of Operations and Financial Condition
On
May 4,
2007, Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
disclosing the financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2007.
A
copy of the Company's press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1
hereto.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated May 4, 2007 Announcing Financial Results for the First
Quarter of 2007
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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.
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ACURA
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Peter A. Clemens
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Peter
A. Clemens
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Senior
Vice President & Chief Financial
Officer
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Date: May
4,
2007
Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated May 4, 2007 Announcing Financial Results for the First
Quarter of 2007
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CONTACT:
Acura
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Peter
A.
Clemens, SVP Investor Relations & CFO 847-705-7709
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ACURA
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. REPORTS
FIRST
QUARTER 2007 FINANCIAL RESULTS and CASH RESERVES
Palatine,
IL, May 4, 2007:
Acura
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC.BB-ACUR) today announced a net loss of $9.2 million
or $0.03 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 compared to a net loss
of $4.2 million or $0.01 per share for the same period in 2006. Included in
the
2007 and 2006 quarterly results are non cash compensation expenses of $0.4
million and $2.8 million respectively, pertaining to the Company’s issued and
outstanding stock options and restricted stock units. Additionally, the 2007
quarterly results include non-cash expenses of $6.8 million for losses on common
stock warrants and fair value changes in conversion features, and amortization
of debt discount relating to the Company's bridge loans maturing September
30,
2007. The Company’s consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations
appear below. Detailed financial statements are included in the Company’s
1st
Quarter
2007 Form 10-Q filed today with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Cash
Reserves
The
Company estimates its cash reserves and remaining bridge loan commitments will
fund operations through mid-June, 2007. To continue operating thereafter, the
Company must raise additional financing or enter into collaboration agreements
with third parties providing for cash payments to the Company. The
Company is seeking new funding through a private offering of the Company’s
securities.
No
assurance can be given that the Company will be successful in obtaining any
such
financing or in securing collaborative agreements with third parties on
acceptable terms, if at all, or if secured, that such financing or collaborative
agreements will provide for payments to the Company sufficient to continue
funding operations. In the absence of such financing or third-party
collaborative agreements, the Company will be required to scale back or
terminate operations and/or seek protection under applicable bankruptcy
laws.
About
Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Acura
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in research,
development and manufacture of innovative Aversion® (abuse deterrent) Technology
and related product candidates.
Forward
Looking Statements
This
press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current
expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or
unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially
from the Company’s expectations and projections. The most significant of such
risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the Company’s ability
to secure additional financing to fund continued operations, the Company’s
ability to enter into contractual arrangements with qualified pharmaceutical
partners to license, develop and commercialize the Company’s technology and
product candidates, the Company’s ability to avoid infringement of patents,
trademarks and other proprietary rights or trade secrets of third parties,
and
the Company’s ability to fulfill the FDA’s requirements for approving the
Company’s product candidates for commercial distribution in the United States,
including, without limitation, the adequacy of the results of the clinical
studies completed to date and the results of other clinical studies, to support
FDA approval of the Company’s product candidates, the adequacy of the
development program for the Company’s product candidates, changes in regulatory
requirements, adverse safety findings relating to the Company’s product
candidates, the risk that the FDA may not agree with the Company’s analysis of
its clinical studies and may evaluate the results of these studies by different
methods or conclude that the results of the studies are not statistically
significant, clinically meaningful or that there were human errors in the
conduct of the studies or otherwise, the risk that further studies of the
Company’s product candidates are not positive, and the uncertainties inherent in
scientific research, drug development, clinical trials and the regulatory
approval process. You are encouraged to review other important risk factors
relating to the Company on our web site at www.acurapharm.com under the link,
“Company Risk Factors” and detailed in Company filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The Company is at development stage and may never have
any
products or technologies that generate revenue. Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result
of
new information or future events or developments. Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
press releases may be reviewed at www.acurapharm.com.
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ACURA
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(in
thousands)
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(Unaudited)
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(Audited)
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March
31,
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December
31,
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2007
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2006
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Current
Assets
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$ |
680
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$ |
467
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Property,
Plant and Equipment, net
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1,143
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1,145
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Other
Assets
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7
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7
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Total
Assets
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$ |
1,830
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$ |
1,619
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Accrued
Expenses
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757
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328
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Stock
Warrants
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-
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10,784
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Debt,
net
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13,831
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28,787
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Stockholders'
Deficit
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(12,758
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)
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(38,280
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)
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Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
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$ |
1,830
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$ |
1,619
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ACURA
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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(in
thousands, except per share data)
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(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended Mar 31,
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Operating
Costs
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2007
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2006
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Research
and Development
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$ |
1,196
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$ |
1,506
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Marketing,
General and Administrative
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778
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2,421
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Loss
from Operations
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(1,974
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)
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(3,927
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)
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Other
(Expense) Income
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Interest
Expense
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(367
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(225
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Interest
Income
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5
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4
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Amortization
of Debt Discount
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(1,692
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-
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Loss
on Fair Value Change of
Conversion
Features
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(3,483
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)
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-
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Loss
on Fair Value Change of
Common
Stock Warrants
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(1,668
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)
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-
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Gain
(Loss) on Asset Disposals
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20
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(7
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Total
Other (Expense) Income
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(7,185
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)
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(228
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Net
Loss
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$ |
(9,159
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)
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$ |
(4,155
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Basic
and Diluted Loss Per Common Share
Allocable
to Common Stockholders
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$ |
(0.03
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)
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$ |
(0.01
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)
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Weighted
Average Shares Used in Computing
Basic
and Diluted Loss Per Share
Allocable
to Common Stockholders
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352,293
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340,314
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