ASSEMBLY BIOSCIENCES, INC. — Regulatory Filings 2011

May 31, 2011

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): May 31, 2011

VENTRUS BIOSCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35005	20-8729264
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer ID Number)

99 Hudson Street, 5 th Floor, New York, New York	10013
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (646) 706-5208

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 31, 2011, Ventrus Biosciences, Inc., issued a press release announcing that its currently pending U.S. Patent Application No. 09/355,928, titled “TOPICAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING A CHOLINERGIC AGENT OR A CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER” were found patentable by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and a Notice of Allowance was posted on May 26, 2011. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press release dated May 31, 2011.

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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.

	VENTRUS BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Date: May 31, 2011	/s/ David J. Barrett
	David J. Barrett, Chief Financial Officer

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