Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 12, 2012, Galectin Therapeutics Inc. (the "Company) issued a press release (the "Release") containing information presented by Company executives at the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) Annual Meeting in Boston, MA on November 12, 2012 regarding new preclinical data on the mechanism of action of GR-MD-02. Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, which are being furnished and not filed herewith, contain the text of the Release and the Presentation.

The information in this Report is being furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and it shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or under the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing to this Report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release Issued November 12, 2012

99.2 Presentation November 12, 2012

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