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 5, 2017

 

INNOVATION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Nevada

 

001-37357

 

30-0565645

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

100 Cummings Center, Suite 151-B

Beverly, Massachusetts

 

01915

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 921-4125

 

CELLCEUTIX CORPORATION

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 o

 

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. o

 

 
 
 
 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

Effective June 5, 2017, the registrant changed its corporate name from Cellceutix Corporation to Innovation Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”). In accordance with Section 92A.180 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, stockholder approval of the name change was not required.

 

In connection with Rule 6490 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and Rule 10b-17 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company submitted an issuer company-related action notification form to FINRA notifying FINRA of the name change and FINRA has confirmed that it will process the name change, effective at the open of business on June 9, 2017. In connection with the name change, the CUSIP number for the Company’s Class A common stock will change to 45782D 100. The Company’s Class A common stock will continue to be quoted on the OTCQB market but will trade under a new ticker symbol, “IPIX”.

 

A copy of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On June 7, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the name change. The full text of the press release is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, including the accompanying press release, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by reference to such filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

Description

3.1

 

Articles of Incorporation of Innovation Pharmaceuticals Inc., as amended.

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release dated June 7, 2017.

 

 
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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.

 

  INNOVATION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
       
Dated: June 7, 2017 By:

/s/ Leo Ehrlich

 

Name:

Leo Ehrlich

 
  Title:

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 
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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

Description

3.1

 

Articles of Incorporation of Innovation Pharmaceuticals Inc., as amended.

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release dated June 7, 2017.

 

 

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