UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE13a-16 OR15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 2020
(Commission FileNo. 001-38215)
NUCANA PLC
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
3 Lochside Way
Edinburgh EH12 9DT
United Kingdom
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under coverForm 20-F orForm 40-F.
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Other Events
On March 4, 2020, NuCana plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products has issued a positive opinion for orphan drug designation of Acelarin for the treatment of patients with biliary tract cancer. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
The press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), 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 Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Exhibits
Exhibit | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated March 4, 2020 |
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.
NuCana plc | ||
By: | /s/ Donald Munoz | |
Name: | Donald Munoz | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: March 4, 2020