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): October 30, 2022

NEWHYDROGEN, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	000-54819	20-4754291
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

27936 Lost Canyon Road, Suite 202, Santa Clarita, CA 91387

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (661) 251-0001

N/A

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

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2020, on December 11, 2020 NewHydrogen, Inc. (the “Company’), entered into a Sponsored Research Agreement with the Regents of the University of California (the “University”), on behalf of its Los Angeles Campus pursuant to which the University performs research with respect to Discovery of Efficient and Stable Earth-Abundant Material based Catalyst for Hydrogen Electrolysis (the “Sponsored Research Agreement”) which agreement was subsequently amended on March 1, 2021 and June 16, 2021.

On October 30, 2022, the Company entered into Sponsored Research Agreement Third Amendment (the “Amendment Agreement”). Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement, the Sponsored Research Agreement was further amended to among other things (i) extend the term of the Sponsored Research Agreement to December 31, 2025; (ii) increase the consideration payable to the University under the Sponsored Research Agreement to $2,797,368; (iv) amend the scope of work under the Sponsored Research Agreement; and (iii) update the schedule of payments to the University.

The foregoing description of the Amendment Agreement is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Amendment Agreement which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On November 1, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing its entry into the aforementioned Amendment Agreement.

A copy of the press release is attached herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Item 7.01 disclosure, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. In addition, the information in this Item 7.01 disclosure, including Exhibits 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company 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.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		Form of Third Amendment to the Sponsored Research Agreement
99.1		Press Release dated November 1, 2022
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File – The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within 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.