8-K

GALERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Date: April 9, 2026

/s/ J. Mel Sorensen, M.D.

J. Mel Sorensen, M.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer

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): April 7, 2026

GALERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-39114

46-1454898

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

101 Lindenwood Drive, Suite 225

Malvern, PA 19355

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(610) 725-1500

(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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, $0.001 par value per share

GRTX

OTCQB 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 ☐

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 April 7, 2026, Galera Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) converted 76,479.175 shares of the Company’s Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Series B Preferred Stock”), into 76,479,164 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), pursuant to and in accordance with the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, as amended (the “Certificate of Designation”). No fractional shares of Common Stock were issued in connection with the partial mandatory conversion; in lieu of any fractional shares, the Company will pay each holder an amount in cash equal to the trading value of such fractional shares as of the close of business on the date of the conversion in accordance with the Certificate of Designation. Following the conversion, 42,839.11 shares of Series B Preferred Stock remain issued and outstanding.

In addition, on April 8, 2026, certain affiliates of Ikarian Capital, LLC exercised a portion of their pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 8,488,229 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.001 per share, and the related aggregate exercise price of approximately $8,488.23 was paid to the Company. Following the exercise, pre-funded warrants to purchase an additional 14,552,811 shares of Common Stock remain outstanding.

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.

SEC Form 8-K filed by Galera Therapeutics Inc.