8-K

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): June 1, 2021

MONOPAR THERAPEUTICS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-39070	32-0463781
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1000 Skokie Blvd., Suite 350, Wilmette, IL  60091	60091
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(847) 388-0349

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

N/A

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

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, $0.001 par value	MNPR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC  (Nasdaq Capital Market)

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))

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 ☒

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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

           On June 1, 2021, Monopar Therapeutics Inc. issued a press release announcing the appointment of Andrew Cittadine, MBA, as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Mr. Cittadine will provide leadership and oversight of Monopar’s global operations and business and development strategy. 

The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release Dated June 1, 2021

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.

	Monopar Therapeutics Inc.
Date: June 1, 2021	By:	/s/  Kim R. Tsuchimoto
		Name: Kim R. Tsuchimoto
		Title:  Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

EX-99

Monopar Therapeutics Expands Leadership Team with Appointment of Andrew Cittadine as Chief Operating Officer

WILMETTE, Ill., June 1, 2021 – Monopar Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: MNPR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on developing proprietary therapeutics designed to extend life or improve the quality of life for cancer patients, today announced the appointment of Andrew Cittadine, MBA, as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Mr. Cittadine will provide leadership and oversight of Monopar’s global operations and business and development strategy.

Mr. Cittadine is an experienced healthcare executive and serial entrepreneur with a successful track record of identifying, founding, and building healthcare businesses from concept to commercialization to acquisition by Fortune Global 1000 firms. These include founding two successful diagnostic imaging companies, Sensant Corp. and American Biooptics, and leading both through acquisitions, by Siemens and Olympus, respectively. His leadership experience also includes acting as startup CEO of a critical care company, SonarMed, which was acquired by Medtronic. He has managed manufacturing and quality systems implementation, execution of multi-center clinical trials, and regulatory clearances for new technologies in Europe and the US. Mr. Cittadine received his BA, BS, and MS from Stanford and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.

“We are very pleased to welcome Andrew. He is a proven healthcare leader and a strong addition to our executive team,” said Chandler Robinson, MD, Chief Executive Officer of Monopar.

“This is an exciting time at Monopar. They have a well-balanced and promising portfolio of earlier and later stage drug candidates. I’m honored to join this talented and committed team in developing these potentially life-changing treatments for cancer patients,” said Mr. Cittadine.

About Monopar Therapeutics Inc. 

Monopar Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on developing proprietary therapeutics designed to extend life or improve the quality of life for cancer patients. Monopar's pipeline consists of Validive for the prevention of chemoradiotherapy-induced severe oral mucositis in oropharyngeal cancer patients; camsirubicin for the treatment of advanced soft tissue sarcoma; and a late-stage preclinical antibody, MNPR-101, for advanced cancers and severe COVID-19. For more information, visit: www.monopartx.com.   

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” “target” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Examples of these forward-looking statements include the statement concerning the team developing potentially life-changing treatments for cancer patients. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to the requirement for additional capital to complete preclinical and clinical development of Monopar’s pipeline and the significant general risks and uncertainties surrounding the research, development, regulatory approval, and commercialization of therapeutics. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks are described more fully in Monopar's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. Monopar undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release represent Monopar’s views only as of the date hereof and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date.  

CONTACT:

Monopar Therapeutics Inc.

Investor Relations  

Kim R. Tsuchimoto  

Chief Financial Officer  

kimtsu@monopartx.com

Follow Monopar on social media for updates: 

Twitter: @MonoparTx  LinkedIn: Monopar Therapeutics