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 event reported): February 25, 2013

 

PROPHASE LABS, INC.

(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada

(State or other

jurisdiction of incorporation)

0-21617

(Commission

File Number)

23-2577138

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

621 N. Shady Retreat Road

Doylestown, PA

 

18901

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

     

Company's telephone number, including area code: (215) 345-0919

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Company under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On February 25, 2013, Ted Karkus, the Chief Executive Officer of ProPhase Labs, Inc. (the “Company”), appeared in a televised interview on the cable news network Fox Business. During the interview, Mr. Karkus stated that the Company’s results for the period ended December 31, 2012 are expected to outperform the industry average for that time period.

 

A transcript of the applicable segment of the interview is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The full interview is available for viewing on our website at http://www.prophaselabs.com/.

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.

 

Certain statements contained in this Form 8-K include statements that are “forward-looking statements.” There are risks that the Company faces that could cause actual results to be materially different from those that may be set forth in forward-looking statements made by the Company. There also may be additional risks that the Company does not presently know or that it currently believes are immaterial which could also impair its business and results of operations. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional information regarding factors that could materially affect results and the accuracy of the forward-looking statements contained herein may be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 as filed with the SEC on March 7, 2012, and any subsequent filings with the SEC.

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

No.Description

 

99.1Transcript of interview with Mr. Karkus aired on February 25, 2013

 

 
 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

  ProPhase Labs, Inc.
     
     
  By:  /s/ Robert V. Cuddihy, Jr.
    Robert V. Cuddihy, Jr.
    Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: February 27, 2013