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): July 12, 2022

Leap Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-37990		27-4412575
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

47 Thorndike Street, Suite B1-1 Cambridge, MA		02141
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 714-0360

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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 $0.001	LPTX	Nasdaq Global Market

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 x

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 8.01. Other Events

On July 12, 2022, Leap Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) will host a virtual research and development day (the “R&D Day”). The program will include presentations by members of Leap’s leadership team as well external thought leaders in Leap’s core development areas. Also on July 12, 2022, the Company issued a press release entitled “Leap Therapeutics Announces Initiation of New DKN-01 Clinical Trials in Gastric Cancer, Colorectal Cancer and Endometrial Cancer.” A copy of the corporate presentation for the R&D Day and the full text of the press release are filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference; provided, however that information on or connected to our website referenced in the Company’s press release is expressly not incorporated by reference into or intended to be filed as a part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Leap Corporate Presentation
99.2		Press release dated July 12, 2022
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within 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.

	LEAP THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Dated: July 12, 2022	By:	/s/ Douglas E. Onsi
	Name:	Douglas E. Onsi
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and President

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Leap Therapeutics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits