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
June 2020
Commission File Number: 0001723069
Tiziana Life Sciences plc
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
3rd Floor,
11-12 St James’s Square
London SW1Y 4LB
United Kingdom
(Address of registrant’s 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 x Form 40-F o
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K
On June 18, 2020, Tiziana Life Sciences plc (the “Company”) issued a regulatory news service announcement in the United Kingdom announces a Directorate Change (the “RNS Announcement”).
The RNS Announcement is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K. The information in the attached Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as otherwise set forth herein or as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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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.
| TIZIANA LIFE SCIENCES PLC | |||
| Date: June 18, 2020 | By: | /s/ Kunwar Shailubhai | |
| Name: | Kunwar Shailubhai | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Regulatory News Service Announcement, dated June 18, 2020 |
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Exhibit 99.1
Tiziana Life Sciences PLC
("Tiziana" or the "Company")
Directorate Change
London / New York, 18 June 2020 - Tiziana Life Sciences plc (NASDAQ: TLSA / AIM: TILS), the U.S. and U.K. biotechnology company that focuses on the discovery and development of novel molecules to treat human disease in oncology and immunology, announces Gregor MacRae is standing down as a director of the Company with immediate effect.
Gabriele Cerrone, Chairman of Tiziana, said "I thank Gregor for his contribution to the Board and the Company and wish him well in his other interests. We are currently in the process of recruiting a new, seasoned non-executive director with extensive NASDAQ audit committee experience and hope to make a formal announcement shortly".
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.
Contacts:
For further enquiries:
United Kingdom:
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Tiziana Life Sciences plc Gabriele Cerrone, Chairman and founder |
+44 (0)20 7493 2379 |
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Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nominated adviser) Liam Murray / Jo Turner
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+44 (0)20 7213 0880 |
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Optiva Securities Limited (Broker) Robert Emmet |
+ 44 (0)20 3981 4173 |
United States:
Investors -
CORE IR
(516) 222-2560
ir@coreir.com
Media
Jules Abraham
CORE IR
(917) 885-7378
julesa@coreir.com
For more information go to http://www.tizianalifesciences.com