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): January 1, 2020
 
 
MONOPAR THERAPEUTICS INC.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
  Delaware 
 
  001-39070
 
  32-0463781
 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
 (Commission File Number)
 
 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 

 
 1000 Skokie Blvd., Suite 350, Wilmette, IL 
 
  60091
 (Address of principal executive offices)
 
 (Zip Code)
 

(847) 388-0349
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
 
N/A
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
 
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, $0.001 par value
 
MNPR
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(Nasdaq Capital Market)
 
 
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined 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).
 
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark 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 5.05. Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.
 
On January 1, 2020, certain stylistic, technical and administrative amendments, along with additional provisions in the sections related to Fair Dealing and Workplace Safety and Productive Environment to the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to directors, officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, upon recommendation from the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee, took effect.
 
The foregoing description of the amendment to the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as amended on January 1, 2020, which is available for review or download in the Corporate Governance section of the Company’s website, www.monopartx.com. We expect that any further amendments to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, or any waivers of its requirements, will also be disclosed on our website.
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 

 
 
 
 
Monopar Therapeutics Inc.
 
 
 
 
 

By:  
/s/ Kim R. Tsuchimoto
 
 
 
Name: Kim R. Tsuchimoto  
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer  
 
 

 
Date: January 7, 2020