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): September 12, 2023
Nuvectis Pharma, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 001-41264 (Commission File Number) | 86-2405608 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1 Bridge Plaza Suite 275
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(201) 614-3150
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
| Title of Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Exchange Name |
| Common Stock | NVCT | Nasdaq Capital Market |
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act. |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act. |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2b under the Exchange Act. |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act. |
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. x
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On September 12, 2023, Nuvectis Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the initiation of a Phase 1a dose escalation clinical trial of NXP900. The study is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic properties of NXP900 in patients with advanced solid tumors.
A copy of the Company’s press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) Exhibits |
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Nuvectis Pharma, Inc., dated September 12, 2023. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Nuvectis Pharma, Inc. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: September 12, 2023 | By: | /s/ Ron Bentsur |
| Ron Bentsur | ||
| Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President | ||