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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 9, 2023, Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) will be presenting at the Jefferies 2023 Global Healthcare Conference being held June 7-9, 2023 in New York, New York and intends to discuss the Company presentation, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 7.01 and in the Company presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
The Company’s presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K includes “safe harbor” language pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, indicating that certain statements contained therein are “forward-looking” rather than historical.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. investor presentation dated June 9, 2023 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document) |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: June 9, 2023 | ADIAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Cary J. Claiborne | |
| Name: | Cary J. Claiborne | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
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