UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE13a-16 OR15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of September 2018
Commission File Number001-36866
SUMMIT THERAPEUTICS PLC
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
136a Eastern Avenue
Milton Park, Abingdon
Oxfordshire OX14 4SB
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)
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On September 5, 2018, Summit Therapeutics plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its nomination ofSMT-571 as its lead clinical candidate for the treatment of gonorrhea. The related press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Report on Form6-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
