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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 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): March 31, 2026
INDAPTUS
THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware |
|
001-40652 |
|
86-3158720 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation) |
|
(Commission
File
Number) |
|
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.) |
3
Columbus Circle 15th Floor
New
York, New York |
|
10019 |
| (Address
of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip
Code) |
(646)
427-2727
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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| ☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title
of each class |
|
Trading
Symbol |
|
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
| Common
Stock, $0.01 par value |
|
INDP |
|
Nasdaq
Capital 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
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers.
Resignation
of Officer
Nir
Sassi resigned as Chief Financial Officer on April 1, 2026. Mr. Sassi’s resignation is not based on any disagreement with the Company
on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices.
Appointment
of Director and Officer
On
March 31, 2026, the Board of Directors appointed Qinglai Lu as a member of the Board of Directors, effective April 8, 2026. The
Board of Directors of the Company deemed Qinglai Lu to qualify as “independent” in accordance with the listing requirements
of Nasdaq.
Qinglai
Lu, 48, brings over 20 years of experience across corporate finance, banking and debt capital markets, asset management, distressed
investments, and private banking in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Lu joined Plunkett Capital in May 2019 as Managing Partner. His key
responsibilities included structuring and arranging private credit and equity financing for corporates, while deploying proprietary capital
and managed funds to invest alongside such transactions; leading the firm’s proprietary investment in a regional multi-family office
and serving on its board, participating in strategic decision-making and major initiatives, while building deep relationships with dozens
of entrepreneurial families across Asia-Pacific; developing asset management and direct investment opportunities across Asia-Pacific,
with a strategic focus on Japan and Singapore. Under Mr. Lu’s leadership as CEO, CPI Capital Management (Singapore) received regulatory
approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to conduct fund management business in April 2025; and spearheading investments and
asset management initiatives in virtual assets and Web3, including RWA tokenization of traditional financial assets and providing asset
management solutions for stablecoin issuers. Prior to joining Plunkett Capital, Mr. Lu served as Head of Financing Solutions, Private
Banking Asia at Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC from 2018 to 2019.
Mr.
Lu graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1999 with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications Engineering and has been a Chartered
Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder since 2005.
On
April 1, 2026, the Board of Directors appointed Yu Ding as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective immediately, after a thorough
review of Yu Ding’s qualifications.
Yu
Ding, 51, is a financial executive with over 20 years of extensive experience across commercial and financial markets. He has
worked in capital management, strategic financial planning, and cross-sectoral leadership. Yu Ding has experience navigating complex
regulatory environments for publicly traded companies on the Shanghai and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges. He was the Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Grand Auto Service Group Co., Ltd. (600297.SS) in Shanghai, China from August 2023 to January 2026. Yu Ding also
served as Chief Financial Officer for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed entity, Grand Baoxin Auto Group Limited during such
time. From May 2019 to December 2019, he was the Vice President of China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Limited (1728.HK) in Hong Kong.
Yu
Ding graduated from the University of Canberra, Australia with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in November 2006 and from East
China Normal University with a China Bachelor’s Degree in International Accounting in July 1995.
Committee
Appointments
On
March 31, 2026, Matthew McMurdo resigned as a member of the Audit Committee, and Qinglai Lu and Jerome Jabbour were appointed to the
Audit Committee by the Board of Directors.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number |
|
Description |
| 104 |
|
Cover
Page Interactive Data File |
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.
Date:
April 3, 2026
| |
INDAPTUS
THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
| |
|
|
| |
By: |
/s/
Junyi Dai |
| |
Name: |
Junyi
Dai |
| |
Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer |