Item 1. | |
(a) | Name of issuer:
Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. |
(b) | Address of issuer's principal executive
offices:
680 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 180, Pasadena, California 91101 |
Item 2. | |
(a) | Name of person filing:
This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of
(i) Mitchell P. Kopin, an individual ("Mr. Kopin"),
(ii) Daniel B. Asher, an individual ("Mr. Asher") and
(iii) Intracoastal Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Intracoastal" and together with Mr. Kopin and Mr. Asher, collectively the "Reporting Persons"). |
(b) | Address or principal business office or, if
none, residence:
The principal business office of Mr. Kopin and Intracoastal is 245 Palm Trail, Delray Beach, Florida 33483.
The principal business office of Mr. Asher is 111 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 2000, Chicago, Illinois 60604. |
(c) | Citizenship:
Mr. Kopin is a citizen of the United States of America.
Mr. Asher is a citizen of the United States of America.
Intracoastal is a Delaware limited liability company. |
(d) | Title of class of securities:
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
(e) | CUSIP No.:
539319301 |
Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§
240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
(a) | Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); |
(b) | Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(c) | Insurance
company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(d) | Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); |
(e) | An
investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
(f) | An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
(g) | A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
(h) | A
savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813); |
(i) | A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
(j) | A
non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S.
institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please
specify the type of institution: |
(k) | Group,
in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
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Item 4. | Ownership |
(a) | Amount beneficially owned:
(i) Immediately following the execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement with the Issuer on February 11, 2025 (the "SPA") (as disclosed in the Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2025), each of the Reporting Persons may have been deemed to have beneficial ownership of 217,392 shares of Common Stock to be issued to Intracoastal at the closing of the transaction contemplated by the SPA, and all such shares of Common Stock represent beneficial ownership of approximately 8.8% of the Common Stock, based on (1) 2,249,290 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2024, as reported by the Issuer, plus (2) 217,392 shares of Common Stock to be issued to Intracoastal at the closing of the transaction contemplated by the SPA. The foregoing excludes (I) 217,392 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a warrant to be issued to Intracoastal at the closing of the transaction contemplated by the SPA ("Intracoastal Warrant 1") because Intracoastal Warrant 1 contains a blocker provision under which the holder thereof does not have the right to exercise Intracoastal Warrant 1 to the extent (but only to the extent) that such exercise would result in beneficial ownership by the holder thereof, together with the holder's affiliates, and any other persons acting as a group together with the holder or any of the holder's affiliates, of more than 4.99% of the Common Stock and (II) 2,103 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a warrant held by Intracoastal ("Intracoastal Warrant 2") because Intracoastal Warrant 2 contains a blocker provision under which the holder thereof does not have the right to exercise Intracoastal Warrant 2 to the extent (but only to the extent) that such exercise would result in beneficial ownership by the holder thereof, together with the holder's affiliates, and any other persons acting as a group together with the holder or any of the holder's affiliates, of more than 4.99% of the Common Stock. Without such blocker provisions, each of the Reporting Persons may have been deemed to have beneficial ownership of 436,887 shares of Common Stock.
(ii) As of the close of business on February 17, 2025, each of the Reporting Persons may have been deemed to have beneficial ownership of 138,763 shares of Common Stock, which consisted of (i) 42,000 shares of Common Stock held by Intracoastal and (ii) 96,763 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Intracoastal Warrant 1, and all such shares of Common Stock represented beneficial ownership of approximately 4.99% of the Common Stock, based on (1) 2,249,290 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2024, as reported by the Issuer, plus (2) 434,784 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate issued at the closing of transaction contemplated by the SPA and (3) 96,763 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Intracoastal Warrant 1. The foregoing excludes (I) 120,629 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise Intracoastal Warrant 1 because Intracoastal Warrant 1 contains a blocker provision under which the holder thereof does not have the right to exercise Intracoastal Warrant 1 to the extent (but only to the extent) that such exercise would result in beneficial ownership by the holder thereof, together with the holder's affiliates, and any other persons acting as a group together with the holder or any of the holder's affiliates, of more than 4.99% of the Common Stock and (II) 2,103 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Intracoastal Warrant 2 because Intracoastal Warrant 2 contains a blocker provision under which the holder thereof does not have the right to exercise Intracoastal Warrant 2 to the extent (but only to the extent) that such exercise would result in beneficial ownership by the holder thereof, together with the holder's affiliates, and any other persons acting as a group together with the holder or any of the holder's affiliates, of more than 4.99% of the Common Stock. Without such blocker provisions, each of the Reporting Persons may have been deemed to have beneficial ownership of 261,495 shares of Common Stock. |
(b) | Percent of class:
4.99% % |
(c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
0
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| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
138,763
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| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
0
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| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
138,763
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Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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Ownership of 5 percent or less of a class |
Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of
Another Person. |
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Not Applicable
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Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or
Control Person. |
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Not Applicable
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Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of
the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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