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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): March 26, 2010 (March 24, 2010)

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-34079
11-3516358
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


15245 Shady Grove Road, Suite 455
Rockville, MD 20850
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(240) 268-5300
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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:
 
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
 
 
Item 5.03  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On March 24, 2010, the Board of Directors of Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment, effective immediately, to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws.  Specifically, the Board of Directors amended Article II, Section 6 (Quorum) of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws to provide that a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the stockholders of the Company shall consist of the holders of forty percent of the issued and outstanding stock of the Company (reduced from a majority of the issued and outstanding stock of the Company).

The foregoing description of the amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
 
 
Number
 
Description
Exhibit 3.1
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 

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.
 
 
REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
(Registrant)
 
     
 
By:
/s/ Chang H. Ahn
 
   
Chang H. Ahn
 
   
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 


Date:     March 26, 2010

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
Exhibit
Number
Description
   
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc.