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): June 29, 2018
Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-37797 | 27-3948465 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
8480 Honeycutt Road, Suite 120, Raleigh, NC 27615
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(919) 275-1933
(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On June 29, 2018, Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) filed Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (the “Amendment”) to amend the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, as previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 14, 2018 (the “Form 10-K”). The Amendment was filed solely to (i) update the disclosure in “Item 1. Business” to reflect comments received from the SEC Staff on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 2, 2018, as amended and previously reflected therein, (ii) re-file certain exhibits for which confidential treatment was sought, Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to the Form 10-K (the “Exhibits”) and (iii) revise the Exhibit Index. The Exhibits, as re-filed on the Amendment, restore certain provisions that had previously been redacted in accordance with the Company’s application for confidential treatment in response to comments received from the SEC Staff.
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.
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Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. a Delaware corporation | |||
| Date: June 29, 2018 | By: | /s/ Jay P. Madan | |
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| Jay P. Madan | |||
| President and Chief Business Officer | |||