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): October 19, 2022
KINTARA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada |
| 001-37823 |
| 99-0360497 |
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9920 Pacific Heights Blvd, Suite 150
San Diego, CA 92121
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 350-4364
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock |
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| The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 7.01. Regulation FD.
On October 19, 2022, Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company has paused its REM-001 program. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, including the information contained in Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the 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, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by a specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 19, 2022, the Company announced that it has paused its REM-001 program. The REM-001 program in Cutaneous Metastatic Breast Cancer was paused to conserve cash which will be used to support the funding of the Company’s ongoing international registrational study for VAL-083 in glioblastoma.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
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99.1 |
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104 |
| Cover Page Interactive Date File (embedded within the Inline XRBL document) |
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.
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Date: October 19, 2022 |
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| /s/ Scott Praill |
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| Name: Scott Praill |
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| Title: Chief Financial Officer |