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): September 17, 2012
LIXTE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
| DELAWARE | 000-51436 | 20-2903526 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
248 Route 25A, No. 2
East Setauket, New York 11733
(Address of principal executive offices)
(631) 942 7959
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective September 17, 2012, Dr. Kathleen P. Mullinix was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors to fill a vacancy on the Board. Dr. Mullinix is to receive five-year options to purchase an aggregate of 200,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, vesting 25,000 quarterly commencing September 17, 2012, at an exercise price of $0.68 per share.
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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.
| Date: September 19, 2012 |
LIXTE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ John S. Kovach John S. Kovach, Chief Executive Officer |
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