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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Month of June, 2019

Commission File Number: 001-38475

ASLAN PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals Limited

83 Clemenceau Avenue

#12-03 UE Square

Singapore 239920

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

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Amendment to License Agreement

As previously disclosed, on May 12, 2014, we entered into a license agreement with CSL Limited (“CSL”), pursuant to which we obtained an exclusive, worldwide license to certain patents, know-how and other intellectual property owned or controlled by CSL related to CSL’s anti-IL13 receptor monoclonal antibody, CSL334, which we refer to as ASLAN004, and antigen binding fragments thereof.

On May 31, 2019, we amended and restated the license agreement with CSL, which primarily expanded the scope of the license to allow us to develop, manufacture for clinical trials and commercialize ASLAN004 for the treatment, diagnosis or prevention of diseases or conditions in humans (the “Amendment”). The development under such Amendment is currently focused on the treatment of respiratory and inflammatory conditions, and in particular, atopic dermatitis.

The foregoing description of the Amendment is not a complete description of all terms and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibits

 

Exhibit
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Exhibit Description

 10.1*    Deed of Amendment and Restatement, dated May 31, 2019, by and between ASLAN Pharmaceuticals Pte. Ltd. and CSL Limited.

 

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Certain portions of this exhibit (indicated by “[***]”) have been omitted as the Registrant has determined (i) the omitted information is not material and (ii) the omitted information would likely cause harm to the Registrant if publicly disclosed.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

      ASLAN PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
Date: June 17, 2019       By:   

   /s/ Kiran Kumar Asarpota

            Name: Kiran Kumar Asarpota                        
            Title: VP Finance