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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): July 20, 2021

 

 

MEDICINOVA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33185   33-0927979
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

4275 Executive Square, Suite 300

La Jolla, CA 92037

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 373-1500

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

 

MNOV

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(Title of each class)   (Trading symbol(s))  

(Name of each exchange

on which registered)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). 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 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On July 20, 2021, MediciNova, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a lease agreement (the “Lease”) with The Irvine Company LLC (the “Landlord”). The Lease is for the Company’s corporate headquarters located at 4275 Executive Square, Suite 300, La Jolla, California, 92037. The term for the Lease is for 60 months, from February 1, 2022 to January 31, 2027. The Lease provides that the Company will pay the Landlord a monthly base rent starting at $14,464.00 for the premises, with incremental increases for each calendar year.

The foregoing description of the Lease is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Lease, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Lease, dated July 20, 2021, by and between the Company and The Irvine Company LLC.
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.

 

    MEDICINOVA, INC.  
Dated: July 23, 2021     By:  

/s/ Yuichi Iwaki

 
      Yuichi Iwaki, M.D., Ph.D.  
      President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

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