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): May 11, 2020

PLUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(737) 255-7194

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 11, 2020, Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that on May 7, 2020, in accordance with the terms of the previously disclosed Patent and Know-How License Agreement between the Company and NanoTx, Corp. (“NanoTx”), dated as of March 29, 2020 (the “License Agreement”), the Company paid NanoTx an upfront payment of $400,000 in cash and 231,769 shares of its common stock to NanoTx. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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.

Date: May 11, 2020

PLUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.