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): December 25, 2016
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)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 631 942 7959
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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Agreement
The Company has provided notice to Taipei Medical University (“TMU”) that the Exclusive License Agreement dated as of December 25, 2015 between the Company and TMU is terminated effective December 25,2016. The notice stated that the termination was due to the failure of TMU to file with and obtain by December 25,2016 approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of an investigational new drug application for treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma using the Company’s licensed technology.
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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: December 29, 2016 | LIXTE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ JOHN S. KOVACH | |
| John S. Kovach, Chief Executive Officer | ||
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