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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 13, 2024, 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (the “Company”) majority-owned Australian subsidiary, 60P Australia Pty Ltd, and Monash University entered into the Research Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) in which Monash University agreed to provide research services, including among other things, testing the efficacy of tafenoquine against candidemia, confirming suitable fungal infection dosage and determining the pharmacokinetics of tafenoquine following intraperitoneal drug administration (collectively, the “Services”). The commencement date of the Agreement was effective as of February 5, 2024, and the anticipated commencement of experiments and the completion date is in May 2024 and on November 30, 2024, respectively (each, a “Milestone”). The Company agreed to pay Monash University $90,167 AUD on April 1, 2024 and $90,167 AUD upon the completion of the Services.
Either 60P Australia Pty Ltd or Monash University may terminate the Agreement immediately by notice to the other if (i) the defaulting party is in breach of the Agreement and the defaulting party fails to remedy the breach within 20 business days of receiving written notice of the breach from the terminating party; (ii) an insolvency event occurs in relation to the defaulting party; or (iii) the parties agree that a Milestone will not be met by its anticipated completion date. Monash University may unilaterally terminate the Agreement if any of the Services contravene Australian Sanctions Law.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On February 20, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the Services. The Company’s press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information set forth in this Item 8.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for 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 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated as of February 20, 2024. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document). |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| 60 DEGREES PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| Date: February 20, 2024 | By: | /s/ Geoffrey Dow |
| Name: | Geoffrey Dow | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |
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