Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 25, 2023

Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware		001-41596		88-0860746
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

822 A1A North, Suite 306

Ponte Vedra, Florida 32082

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(904) 300-0701

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

N/A

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

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Securities

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		CVKD		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Capital Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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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If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark 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.

On May 25, 2023, Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to that certain employment agreement between the Company and Matthew Szot dated January 24, 2023 (the “Employment Agreement”), the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. The Amendment provides that Mr. Szot’s annual base salary shall be increased to $415,000, effective June 1, 2023. All other terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement remain the same.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description

10.1		Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement by and between Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. and Matthew Szot, dated May 25, 2023
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within in the inline XBRL document)

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.