UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): December 29, 2022
Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-40582 | 81-3638692 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4300 El Camino Real, Suite 210
Los Alto, CA 94022
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 351-4495
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 | UNCY | Nasdaq Capital Market |
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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 29, 2022, Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), provided notice of its termination, effective January 8, 2023, of the Capital on Demand Sales Agreement™, dated as of August 15, 2022 (the “Sales Agreement”), by and between the Company and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC (“JonesTrading”). As previously reported, pursuant to the terms of the Sales Agreement, the Company could offer and sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, having aggregate offering sales proceeds of up to $3,000,000 (the “Shares”), through JonesTrading. The Company is not subject to any termination penalties related to the termination of the Sales Agreement. There have been no sales pursuant to the Sales Agreement since December 15, 2022. Although the official termination of the Sales Agreement will take effect on January 8, 2023, the Company will not make any sales under the Sales Agreement.
On December 29, 2022, the Company issued a press release to announce the termination of the Sales Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 | Press Release of Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. dated December 29, 2022. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
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SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: December 29, 2022
UNICYCIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Shalabh Gupta | |
Shalabh Gupta | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
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