UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
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, 2024
Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-37428 | | 26-3474527 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
5857 Owens Avenue, Suite 300, Carlsbad, California 92008
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(760) 452-8111
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $.001 per share | | QLGN | | The Nasdaq Capital Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 13, 2024, Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Initial 8-K Report”) to report the appointment of Graydon Bensler as an independent member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective immediately, and the Board’s approval of the Director Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1.
This Amendment No. 1 to the Initial 8-K Report provides the correct form of the Director Agreement between the Company and Mr. Bensler filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
On November 21, 2024, the Board appoint Graydon Bensler as the chairman of the audit committee.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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.
| | QUALIGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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| Date: November 21, 2024 | By: | /s/ Kevin Richardson II |
| | | Kevin Richardson II, Interim Chief Executive Officer |
