SEC Form 6-K filed by Check-Cap Ltd.

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

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of January 2026

Commission File Number: 001-36848

Check-Cap Ltd.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Abba Hushi Avenue

P.O. Box 1271

Isfiya, 30090 Mount Carmel, 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 ☐

This Form 6-K is being incorporated by reference into Check-Cap Ltd.’s Registration Statements on Form F-3 (File No. 333-262401) and Form S-8 (File No. 333-203384, 333-226490 and 333-259666) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to be a part thereof from the date on which this Report is submitted, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

Nasdaq Compliance

On January 23, 2026, Check-Cap Ltd. (the “Company”) received written confirmation from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department that the Company has regained compliance with the minimum shareholders’ equity requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company must continue to evidence compliance with this requirement upon filing its next periodic report.

A copy of the press release announcing this development is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURE

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.