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): October 5, 2017
Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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000-55506 |
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47-2568632 Identification No.) |
2 Gansevoort Street, 9th Floor
New York, New York 10014
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(781) 652-4500
(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:
| ¨ | 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).
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 5, 2017, Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc. issued a press release announcing the initiation of its Phase 1 clinical study of Anti-PD-L1 Antibody CK-301. A copy of such press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:
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Exhibit Number |
Description |
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| 99.1 | Press release issued by Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc., dated October 5, 2017. | ||
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.
| CHECKPOINT THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
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(Registrant) | ||
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Date: October 5, 2017 |
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| By: | /s/ James F. Oliviero | |
| Name: | James F. Oliviero | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |