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 30, 2022

INNOVATION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Nevada	001-37357	30-0565645
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)

301 Edgewater Place - Suite 100

Wakefield, Massachusetts

01880

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 921-4125

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Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: none

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).

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 30, 2022, Leo Ehrlich, Chief Executive Officer of Innovation Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”), surrendered 11,307,527 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock to the Company for individual tax planning purposes. Mr. Ehrlich received no consideration for the surrender of the shares.

Following the surrender of the shares, 4,333,936 shares of Class B common stock remain outstanding, all of which are held by Mr. Ehrlich. Each share of Class B common stock entitles the holder to ten votes per share and each share of Class A common stock entitles the holder to one vote per share on all matters submitted to the Company’s stockholders for a vote. The Class B common stock is convertible at any time by the holder into shares of Class A common stock on a share-for-share basis.

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.

	INNOVATION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

Dated: January 4, 2023	By:	/s/ Leo Ehrlich
	Name:	Leo Ehrlich
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Innovation Pharmaceuticals Inc. 8-K