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 11, 2022
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 |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)
Emerging growth company x
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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 12, 2022, Leap Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. 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.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for 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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 11, 2022, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, a director of the Company, informed the Company that she will be resigning as a director, effective August 12, 2022, as a result of her appointment as the 16th Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) by the Biden administration. Dr. Bertagnolli’s departure is not a result of any disagreement with the Company relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
The Company issued a press release regarding Dr. Bertagnolli’ s resignation. A copy of the full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference; provided, however that information on or connected to our website referenced in the Company’s press release is expressly not incorporated by reference into or intended to be filed as a part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated August 11, 2022 (Quarterly Financial Results) | |
99.2 | Press release dated August 11, 2022 (Bertagnolli Departure) | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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 12, 2022 | By: | /s/ Douglas E. Onsi |
Name: | Douglas E. Onsi | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |