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): January 19, 2023
ALLARITY THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in our charter)
| Delaware | 001-41160 | 87-2147982 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
24 School Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA | 02108 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(401) 426-4664
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(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 $0.0001 per share | ALLR | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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).
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On January 19, 2023, Mr. Duncan Moore and Ms. Gail Maderis resigned as directors of Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. (“the Company”), including their positions on each Board of Directors (the “Board”) committee on which they serve. In addition, on January 19, 2023, Mr. Soren G. Jensen gave notice that he will resign as a director, to be effective as of February 4, 2023. The resignations by Messrs. Moore and Jensen, and Ms. Maderis are for personal reasons and not due to any disagreement with the Company’s management team or the Company’s Board on any matter relating to the operations, policies or practices of the Company or any issues regarding the Company’s accounting policies or practices.
As a result of the resignations by Mr. Moore and Ms. Maderis, on January 19, 2023, the Board of the Company decreased the fixed number of authorized directors on the Board from seven (7) to five (5).
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to A Vote of Security Holders.
The information disclosed in Item 8.01 below is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events
On January 19, 2023, the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. (“Annual Meeting”) was adjourned with no business being conducted in order to allow additional time for stockholders to vote on the proposals set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 6, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”).
The adjourned Annual Meeting will reconvene on February 3, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) virtually at https://meetnow.global/MRJXJMN. The record date for the determination of stockholders of the Company entitled to vote at the adjourned Annual Meeting remains the close of business on December 6, 2022.
Stockholders who have already voted do not need to recast their votes unless they wish to change their vote. Proxies previously submitted in respect of the Annual Meeting will be voted at the adjourned Annual Meeting unless properly revoked, and stockholders who have previously submitted a proxy or otherwise voted need not take any action. During the period of adjournment, the Company will continue to solicit votes from its stockholders with respect to the proposals set forth in the Proxy Statement. No changes have been made in the proposals to be voted on by stockholders at the Annual Meeting. Company encourages all stockholders as of the record date on December 6, 2022 who have not yet voted to do so promptly.
The Company’s Proxy Statement, Definitive Additional Materials and any other materials filed by the Company with the SEC can be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit | Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 20, 2023 | |
| 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.
| Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ James G. Cullem | |
James G. Cullem Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Dated: January 20, 2023 | ||
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