UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): January 11, 2019
BIO-PATH HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36333 | 87-0652870 |
|
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 4710 Bellaire Boulevard, Suite 210, Bellaire, Texas | 77401 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(832) 742-1357
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
At the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Bio-Path Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held on December 20, 2018, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a ratio of up to 1-for-20, to be determined by the Company’s board of directors, subject to the authority of the board of directors to abandon such reverse stock split in its discretion. On January 11, 2019, the board of directors approved a ratio for the reverse stock split of 1-for-20; however, the reverse stock split has not been effected as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BIO-PATH HOLDINGS, INC. | |||
| Dated: January 14, 2019 | By: | /s/ Peter H. Nielsen | |
| Peter H. Nielsen President and Chief Executive Officer | |||