Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc 8-K, filed Oct 2, 2020
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (ARCT)
About this 8-K
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc filed this 8-K on October 2, 2020, reporting on events of September 30, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
New Singapore Grant
On October 2, 2020, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) was awarded a grant (the “Grant”) from the Singapore Economic Development Board (the “EDB”) to support the further development of a LUNAR-COV19 vaccine candidate. The Grant provides for up to S$9.3 million (approximately US$6.7 million) to support the development of the vaccine candidate.
The Grant will be paid in two installments upon the achievement of certain milestones related to the progress of the development of the vaccine candidate.
Prior Singapore Grant
On September 30, 2020, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company received a final payment of approximately $5.2 million from the EDB, pursuant to a separate and previously disclosed grant dated March 4, 2020, to support the further development of a LUNAR-COV19 vaccine candidate.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
| 104 | Cover Page to this Current Report on Form 8-K in Inline XBRL |
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.
| Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. | |||
| Date: October 2, 2020 | |||
| By: |
/s/ Joseph E. Payne | ||
| Name: | Joseph E. Payne | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||