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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): April 9, 2025 (April 8, 2025)

 

Lipella Pharmaceuticals Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   005-93847   20-2388040
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

7800 Susquehanna St., Suite 505

Pittsburgh, PA

  15208
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)   (Zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 894-1853

 

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)
   
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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-4(c))

 

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 $0.0001 per share   LIPO   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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.

  

 

  

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

  

The applicable information contained in Item 5.03 below is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On April 8, 2025, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series C Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C Certificate of Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Series C Certificate of Amendment amended the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series C Voting Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Certificate of Designation”) to increase the number of shares of the Company’s Series C Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, designated pursuant to the Certificate of Designation from 1,050,000 shares to 1,260,000 shares.

 

The foregoing description of the Series C Certificate of Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Series C Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is filed hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits 

 

Exhibit No.    Description
3.1   Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series C Voting Convertible Preferred Stock.
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.

 

Date: April 9, 2025 Lipella Pharmaceuticals Inc.  
       
  By: /s/ Jonathan Kaufman  
   

Name: Jonathan Kaufman

Title: Chief Executive Officer