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 2021

 


 

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

 

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): o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K

 

On June 30, 2021, Tiziana Life Sciences plc (the “Company”) issued a regulatory news service announcement in the United Kingdom announcing an interview that Dr Howard Weiner, Chairman of the Tiziana Scientific Advisory Board is to give on Bloomberg Markets at 1.50pm ET today the Result of Annual General Meeting (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 30, 2021 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 30, 2021

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

Dr Howard Weiner, Chairman of the Tiziana Scientific Advisory Board, to give an interview on Bloomberg Markets at 1.50pm ET today.

NEW YORK & LONDON, June 30, 2021 — Tiziana Life Sciences plc (NASDAQ: TLSA, LSE: TILS), a biotechnology company focused on innovative therapeutics for oncology, inflammation and infectious diseases, announces an interview with the Chairman of its’ Scientific Advisory Board and Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Dr Howard Weiner is to air on Bloomberg Markets with Matt Miller and Amanda Lang today at 1.50pm ET/6.50pm BST.

About Tiziana Life Sciences

 

Tiziana Life Sciences plc (NASDAQ: TLSA, LSE: TILS) is a UK biotechnology company that focuses on the discovery and development of novel molecules to treat human disease in oncology and immunology. In addition to Milciclib (a CDK inhibitor being developed in oncology), the Company is also developing Foralumab in COVID-19, multiple sclerosis, and Crohn’s Disease. Foralumab is the only second generation fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody in clinical development in the world. This Phase 2 compound has potential application in a wide range of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, such as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), ulcerative colitis, multiple sclerosis, type-1 diabetes (T1D), Crohn's disease, psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, where modulation of a T-cell response is desirable. The Company is accelerating development of anti-Interleukin 6 receptor (IL6R) mAb, a fully human monoclonal antibody for treatment of IL6-induced inflammatory pulmonary diseases.

 

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but rather are based on the Company's current expectations, estimates, and projections about its industry; its beliefs; and assumptions. Words such as 'anticipates,' 'expects,' 'intends,' 'plans,' 'believes,' 'seeks,' 'estimates,' and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company's control, are difficult to predict, and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements. The Company cautions security holders and prospective security holders not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect the view of the Company only as of the date of this announcement. The forward-looking statements made in this announcement relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. The Company will not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions or updates to these forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances, or unanticipated events occurring after the date of this announcement except as required by law or by any appropriate regulatory authority.

 

For further enquiries:

 

United Kingdom:

 

Tiziana Life Sciences plc

 

Gabriele Cerrone, Chairman and founder

+44 (0)20 7495 2379

 

United States:

 

Investors:

 

Dave Gentry, CEO

RedChip Companies Inc.

407-491-4498

dave@redchip.com