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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): December 29, 2020
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MOLECULIN BIOTECH, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Delaware
001-37758
47-4671997
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 950, Houston, TX 77007
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
 
(713) 300-5160
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed from 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):
 
 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-14(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.
 
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, par value $.001 per share
MBRX
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
 
 
 

 
Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
On December 29, 2020, Moleculin Biotech, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release to announce that Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) was granted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Annamycin for the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas.
 
A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
 
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.
 
 
Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)     Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.     Description
 
99.1                  Press Release dated December 29, 2020
104                   Cover page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
 
 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
MOLECULIN BIOTECH, INC.
       
  Date: December 29, 2020  
By:
/s/ Jonathan P. Foster
Jonathan P. Foster
  Chief Financial Officer  
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.     Description
 
99.1                 Press Release dated December 29, 2020
104                 Cover page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)