Form 8-K - Current report

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): August 1, 2023

Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-37428

26-3474527

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2042 Corte Del Nogal, Carlsbad, California 92011

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(760) 918-9165

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

n/a

(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:

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

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

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share		QLGN		The Nasdaq Capital Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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 ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 20, 2023, on January 13, 2023, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), as part of certain cost-cutting measures, approved a temporary 20% reduction to the base salaries of all executive officers of the Company, including Michael Poirier, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Lotz, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, and Tariq Arshad, the Company’s Chief Medical Officer (also a named executive officer).

On August 1, 2023, the Board approved the full reinstatement of the base salaries for all executive officers of the Company to the pre-reduction levels, effective immediately.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

As part of the cost-cutting measures described in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 20, 2023, the Board also approved a temporary 20% reduction to the non-employee directors’ annual cash compensation.

On August 1, 2023, the Board approved the full reinstatement of the non-employee directors’ annual cash compensation to the pre-reduction levels, effective immediately.

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.

	QUALIGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Date: August 4, 2023	By:	/s/ Michael S. Poirier
		Michael S. Poirier, Chief Executive Officer

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Document Period End Date	Aug. 01, 2023
Entity File Number	001-37428
Entity Registrant Name	Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001460702
Entity Tax Identification Number	26-3474527
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Entity Address, Address Line One	2042 Corte Del Nogal
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