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): November 7, 2018

OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland		001-32966		71-0881115
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7015 Albert Einstein Drive, Columbia, Maryland		21046
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (443) 545 - 1800

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 7, 2018, Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number

Description of Exhibit

99.1Press Release issued by the Company on November 7, 2018

SIGNATURES

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


	OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Dated: November 7, 2018	By:	/s/ JOEL ROGERS
		Joel Rogers
		Chief Financial Officer

OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. 8-K