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): August 13, 2021
Leap Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-37990 | 27-4412575 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
47 Thorndike Street, Suite B1-1 Cambridge, MA | 02141 | ||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 714-0360
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(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 | LPTX | Nasdaq Global Market |
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On August 13, 2021, Leap Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 and provided upcoming Company milestones. The full text of the press release issued by the Company in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information set forth under this Item 2.02 and the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Leap Therapeutics, Inc. dated August 13, 2021. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File |
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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.
| LEAP THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
| Dated: August 13, 2021 | By: | /s/ Douglas E. Onsi |
| Name: | Douglas E. Onsi | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |