6-K
OKYO Pharma Ltd (OKYO)
UNITEDSTATES
SECURITIESAND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,D.C. 20549
FORM6-K
REPORTOF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANTTO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDERTHE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
May2023
CommissionFile Number: 001-41386
OKYOPharma LTD
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
9^th^Floor
107Cheapside
London
EC2V6DN
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
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INFORMATIONCONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K
On May 15, 2023, OKYO Pharma LTD (the “Company”) issued this 6K announcing that, Change of Record Time and Last Day of Dealings, previously announced a date of 12 May 2023 on which the cancellation of its ordinary shares of no par value each (“Ordinary Shares”) from listing on the standard segment of the FCA’s Official List and trading on the main market for listed securities of the LSE (“Main Market”) (“Delisting”) were to occur. The Delisting will now take place on Monday, 22 May 2023 to facilitate late transfers of certificated positions into CREST ahead of the Delisting, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
The Announcement is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K. The information in the attached Exhibits 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as otherwise set forth herein or as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: May 15, 2023 | By: | /s/ Keeren Shah |
| Name: | Keeren Shah | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBITINDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
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| 99.1 | News Announcement, dated May 15, 2023 |
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Exihibit99.1
OKYOPharma Limited
(“OKYO” or “Company”)
Changeof Record Time and Last Day of Dealings
London, May 15, 2023 – OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO; LSE: OKYO) (“OKYO” or the “Company”), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (“DED”) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, previously announced a date of 12 May 2023 on which the cancellation of its ordinary shares of no par value each (“Ordinary Shares”) from listing on the standard segment of the FCA’s Official List and trading on the main market for listed securities of the LSE (“Main Market”) (“Delisting”) were to occur. The Delisting will now take place on Monday, 22 May 2023 to facilitate late transfers of certificated positions into CREST ahead of the Delisting.
As such, in keeping with the change of Delisting date, the Company today announces a revised timetable of principal events including a change to the record time and last day of dealings in the existing Ordinary Shares on the Main Market. The revised timetable is as follows:
| Record Time | close<br> of business on 18 May 2023 |
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| Last day of dealings in the Existing Ordinary Shares on the Main Market | 19<br> May 2023 |
| Main Market Delisting | 8.00<br> a.m. on 22 May 2023 |
| ADR Facility Termination | 8.00<br> a.m. on 22 May 2023 |
| Share Capital Consolidation effective | 8.00<br> a.m. on 22 May 2023 |
| Date for filing of registration statement on Form F-1 which will, upon effectiveness, give such holders of New Ordinary Shares the ability to freely resell such restricted securities | By<br> 16 April 2023 |
| Date for crediting of the New Ordinary Shares in uncertificated to DTC members’ accounts | 22<br> May 2023 |
| Effectiveness of New Ordinary Shares Nasdaq Listing and commencement of trading in New Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq | 22<br> May 2023 |
| Date of dispatch of DRS statements in respect of the New Ordinary Shares in certificated form | Within<br> 10 Business Days of 22 May 2023 |
The securities to which the Delisting relates are the Ordinary Shares of OKYO Pharma Limited with ISIN GG00BD3FV870. Following the Delisting, it will no longer be possible to trade the Ordinary Shares on the Main Market or any other market of the LSE.
Enquiries:
| OKYO Pharma Limited | Gary<br> S. Jacob,<br><br> <br>Chief<br> Executive Officer | +44<br> (0)20 7495 2379 |
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| Investor Relations | Paul<br> Spencer | +44<br>(0)20 7495 2379 |
| OptivaSecurities Limited (Broker) | Robert<br> Emmet | +44<br> (0)20 3981 4173 |