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): April 9, 2021

Ocuphire Pharma, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-34079	11-3516358
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

37000 Grand River Avenue, Suite 120 Farmington Hills, MI	48335
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (248) 681-9815

N/A

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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, $0.0001 par value	OCUP	Nasdaq Capital 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).

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Ocuphire Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (“AST”) as its transfer agent and registrar effective April 9, 2021. All the Company’s registered shares of common stock have been transferred from Olde Monmouth Stock Transfer Co. to AST.

The contact information for AST is:

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

6201 15th Avenue

Brooklyn, New York 11219

Telephone: (800) 937-5449

SIGNATURE

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.

OCUPHIRE PHARMA, INC.
By:	/s/ Mina Sooch
	Mina Sooch
	Chief Executive Officer

Date: April 12, 2021