Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 16, 2020

RASNA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Nevada	333- 191083	39-2080103
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2525, New York, NY		10170
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 646-396-4087

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

Copies to:

Jeffrey Fessler, Esq.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10112

Telephone: (212) 653-8700

Facsimile: (212) 653-8701

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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

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 16, 2020, Rasna Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an asset purchase agreement with Tiziana Life Sciences plc (“Tiziana”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell all of the intellectual property relating to a nanoparticle-based formulation of Actinomycin D (Act D; a.k.a. Dactinomycin) to Tiziana in exchange for an upfront payment of $120,000 and milestone payments of up to an aggregate $630,000.

The foregoing information is a summary of the asset purchase agreement, is not complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which will be attached as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2020. A copy of the press release announcing the transaction is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1

Rasna Therapeutics, Inc. Press Release dated April 24, 2020

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 24, 2020