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

January 12, 2021

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Aprea Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 463-9385  

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): Not applicable

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

As discussed below, in connection with participation in the 39^th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Aprea Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) updated its corporate presentation to include disclosure that the Company had $89.0 million of cash and cash equivalents (unaudited) as of December 31, 2020.

Because the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 have not yet been finalized or audited, the preliminary statement of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2020 in this Item 2.02 is subject to change, and the Company’s actual cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2020 may differ materially from this preliminary estimate. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on this preliminary estimate.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Beginning on January 12, 2021, the Company will participate in the 39^th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. The Company has updated its corporate presentation that it intends to use in connection with its presentation on Tuesday January 12, 2020 at 2:50 p.m. Eastern Time in meetings with investors. The updates primarily include updates on the Company’s ongoing and planned clinical trials and disclosure regarding the Company’s cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2020.

A copy of the Company’s corporate presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)       Exhibits.

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.