Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. — Major Shareholding Notification 2013

Mar 18, 2013

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )*

RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

74979C105

(CUSIP Number)

March 6, 2013

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

o Rule 13d-1(b)

ý Rule 13d-1(c)

o Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No. 74979C105 13G Page 2 of 8 Pages

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) TANG CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*	(a) o (b) x
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
6	SHARED VOTING POWER 32,677,161
7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 32,677,161

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 32,677,161
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 9.9%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN

CUSIP No. 74979C105 13G Page 3 of 8 Pages

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*	(a) o (b) x
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
6	SHARED VOTING POWER 32,677,161
7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 32,677,161

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 32,677,161
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 9.9%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO

CUSIP No. 74979C105 13G Page 4 of 8 Pages

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) KEVIN C. TANG
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*	(a) o (b) x
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION UNITED STATES

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
6	SHARED VOTING POWER 32,677,161
7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 32,677,161

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 32,677,161
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 9.9%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

Item 1(a).	Name of Issuer:
	RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”)
Item 1(b).	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
	1500 West Park Drive, Suite 210, Westborough, MA, 01581
Item 2(a).	Name of Person Filing:
	This Statement on Schedule 13G (this “Statement”) is filed by Tang Capital Partners, LP (“Tang Capital Partners”); Tang Capital Management, LLC, the general partner of Tang Capital Partners (“Tang Capital Management”); and Kevin C. Tang, the manager of Tang Capital Management.
Item 2(b).	Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
	4747 Executive Drive, Suite 510, San Diego, CA 92121
Item 2(c).	Citizenship:
	Tang Capital Partners is a Delaware limited partnership. Tang Capital Management is a Delaware limited liability company. Mr. Tang is a United States citizen.
Item 2(d).	Title of Class of Securities:
	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”)
Item 2(e).	CUSIP Number: 74979C105

Item 3.	Not applicable.
Item 4.	Ownership.

(a)
Tang Capital Partners. Tang Capital Partners is the beneficial owner of 32,677,161 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, which is comprised of: 27,500,000 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock and shares of Common Stock currently issuable upon conversion of the Issuer’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A Preferred”), held by Tang Capital Partners, which such Series A Preferred is convertible into Common Stock, but only to the extent that, after such conversion, the holder would beneficially own no more than 9.999% of the Issuer’s Common Stock.
Tang Capital Partners shares voting and dispositive power over such shares of Common Stock (including the Common Stock underlying the Series A Preferred) with Tang Capital Management and Kevin C. Tang.
Tang Capital Management. Tang Capital Management, as the general partner of Tang Capital Partners, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock beneficially owned by Tang Capital Partners.
Kevin C. Tang. Kevin C. Tang, as manager of Tang Capital Management, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock beneficially owned by Tang Capital Partners.
Mr. Tang disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

The percentages used herein are based upon 326,804,295 shares of Common Stock outstanding (158,670,223 shares outstanding as of November 9, 2012 per the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2012, plus 112,956,911 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock issued in a private placement and 50,000,000 shares issued pursuant to an asset purchase agreement, each as described in the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2013, plus 5,177,161 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred).

(b)
Tang Capital Partners	9.9%
Tang Capital Management	9.9%
Kevin C. Tang	9.9%

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(c) — (i)	sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
	Tang Capital Partners	0 shares
	Tang Capital Management	0 shares
	Kevin C. Tang	0 shares
(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
	Tang Capital Partners	32,677,161 shares
	Tang Capital Management	32,677,161 shares
	Kevin C. Tang	32,677,161 shares
(iii)	sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
	Tang Capital Partners	0 shares
	Tang Capital Management	0 shares
	Kevin C. Tang	0 shares
(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
	Tang Capital Partners	32,677,161 shares
	Tang Capital Management	32,677,161 shares
	Kevin C. Tang	32,677,161 shares

Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
	If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: o
Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
	Not applicable

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Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
	Not applicable.
Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
	Not applicable.
Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group.
	Not applicable.
Item 10.	Certification.
	By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date:	March 18, 2013
TANG CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
By:	Tang Capital Management, LLC, its General Partner
By:	/s/ Kevin C. Tang
	Kevin C. Tang, Manager
TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:	/s/ Kevin C. Tang
	Kevin C. Tang, Manager
/s/ Kevin C. Tang
Kevin C. Tang

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