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): March 7, 2023

F-STAR THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-37718

52-2386345

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Eddeva B920 Babraham Research Campus

Cambridge, United Kingdom

CB22 3AT

(Address of principal executive offices)

+44-1223-497400

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not applicable

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

(Title of each class)

(Trading
Symbol)

(Name of each exchange

on which registered)

Common stock, $0.0001 par value

FSTX

The Nasdaq Stock Market

(Nasdaq Capital Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On March 7, 2023, F-star Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has cleared the previously announced acquisition of the Company by invoX Pharma Limited (“invoX”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 22, 2022, and as amended, by and among the Company, invoX, Fennec Acquisition Incorporated and Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

A tender offer statement on Schedule TO, including an offer to purchase, a letter of transmittal and related documents, was filed with the SEC by invoX and Purchaser, and a Solicitation / Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 was filed with the SEC by the Company. The offer to purchase shares of Company common stock is being made pursuant to the offer to purchase, the letter of transmittal and related documents filed as a part of the Schedule TO. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ BOTH THE TENDER OFFER STATEMENT AND THE SOLICITATION / RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT REGARDING THE OFFER, AS THEY MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION REGARDING TENDERING THEIR COMMON STOCK, INCLUDING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE TENDER OFFER. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of these statements and other documents filed with the SEC at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or by directing such requests to the Information Agent for the Offer, which is named in the tender offer statement. Investors may also obtain, at no charge, the documents filed or furnished to the SEC by the Company under the “Investors” section of the Company’s website at www.f-star.com.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release issued March 7, 2023.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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 hereunto duly authorized.

F-STAR THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Date: March 7, 2023

/s/ Darlene Deptula-Hicks

Darlene Deptula-Hicks

Chief Financial Officer

F-star Therapeutics, Inc. 8-K