UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of January 2020

Commission File Number: 001-37643

KITOV PHARMA LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

One Azrieli Center, Round Tower,

132 Menachem Begin Road, Tel Aviv 6701101, Israel

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒    Form 40-F ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____

Kitov Pharma Ltd. (the “Company” or the “Registrant”) is announcing that on January 24, 2020, the Company issued a press release, “Kitov Pharma Receives Notice of Intention to Grant European Patent Covering the Use of NT-219 in Combination with EGFR Inhibitors”, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release

This Form 6-K, including all exhibits hereto, is hereby incorporated by reference into each of the Registrant’s Registration Statements on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2016 (Registration file numbers 333-207117 and 333-211477), the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2016 (Registration file number 333-211478), the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2017 (Registration file number 333-218538), the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-3, as amended, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 16, 2018 (Registration file number 333-226195), the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2019 (Registration file number 333-230584), the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 16, 2019 (Registration file number 333-233795) and the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 2, 2019 (Registration file number 333- 333-235327).

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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.

	KITOV PHARMA LTD.
January 26, 2020	By:	/s/ Isaac Israel
		Isaac Israel
		CEO & Director

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