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
February 10, 2023
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Aprea Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39069 | 84-2246769 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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3805 Old Easton Road Doylestown, PA (Address of principal executive offices) | 18902 (Zip Code) |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 463-9385 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report): |
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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 |
| Common stock, par value $0.001 per share | | APRE | | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
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 x
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 8.01 Other Events.
As previously disclosed, Aprea Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) filed an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, to effect a one-for-twenty reverse stock split, effective as of 5:00 p.m. on February 10, 2023 (the “Reverse Split”). At 7:50 p.m. on February 10, 2023, Nasdaq halted trading in the Company’s common stock pending the release of material news related to the Reverse Split. Nasdaq has informed the Company that (i) the halt in trading was purely administrative in nature to ensure market vendors had ample time to adapt to the Reverse Split and (ii) trading in the Company’s common stock is expected to resume at 9:45 a.m. on February 14, 2023.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document) |
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.
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| | Aprea Therapeutics, Inc. |
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| Dated: February 13, 2023 | By: | /s/ Oren Gilad |
| | Name: | Oren Gilad |
| | Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
