OKYO OKYO Pharma 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

 

August 2024

 

 

Commission File Number: 001-41386

 

 

OKYO Pharma LTD

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

9^th Floor

107 Cheapside

London

EC2V 6DN

(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

 

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K

 

On August 23, 2024, OKYO Pharma LTD (the “Company”) issued this 6K announcing today an interview with its CEO, Dr Gary S. Jacob will air on The RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ show on Bloomberg TV, this Saturday, August 24, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Bloomberg TV is available in an estimated 73 million homes across the U.S.

 

The Announcement is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K. The information in the attached Exhibits 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as otherwise set forth herein or as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

 

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	OKYO Pharma LTD
Date: August 23, 2024	By:	/s/ Keeren Shah
	Name:	Keeren Shah
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		News Announcement, dated August 23, 2024

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

OKYO Pharma CEO Interview to Air on Bloomberg TV

 

London and New York, NY, August 23, 2024 – OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ: OKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today an interview with its CEO, Dr Gary S. Jacob will air on The RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ show on Bloomberg TV, this Saturday, August 24, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Bloomberg TV is available in an estimated 73 million homes across the U.S.

 

In an exclusive interview, Gary S. Jacob, PhD, CEO of OKYO Pharma, appears on the RedChip Small Stocks Big Money™ show on Bloomberg TV to provide a corporate update. OKYO is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of Dry Eye Disease (DED) and Neuropathic Corneal Pain (NCP), two areas with significant unmet medical needs. Leveraging a unique lipid-conjugated chemerin peptide, OKYO’s lead candidate, OK-101, is designed to address inflammation and pain more effectively than current treatments. The recent Phase 2 trial for DED demonstrated notable improvements in both symptoms and signs within just 15 days, with a favorable safety profile and no drug-related serious adverse events. Moreover, OK-101 also offers a significant opportunity to treat the ocular disease called NCP, with no FDA approved drug to treat patients suffering from this acute, chronic, ocular condition. OKYO’s robust patent protection through at least 2039, plus an experienced management team, with proven success in clinical development thru FDA approval, underscore its strong positioning for future growth in ophthalmology therapeutics.

 

A replay will be available in the Investor media section of the Company’s website https://okyopharma.com/media/

 

About OK-101

 

OK-101 is a lipid conjugated chemerin peptide agonist of the ChemR23 G-protein coupled receptor which is typically found on immune cells of the eye responsible for the inflammatory response. OK-101 was developed using a membrane-anchored-peptide technology to produce a novel long-acting drug candidate for treating dry eye disease. OK-101 has been shown to produce anti-inflammatory and pain-reducing efficacy signals in mouse models of dry eye disease and corneal neuropathic pain (NCP), respectively, and is designed to combat washout through the inclusion of the lipid anchor built into the drug molecule to enhance the residence time of OK-101 within the ocular environment. OK-101 recently showed statistical significance in multiple endpoints in a recently completed Phase 2, multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of OK-101 to treat DED.

 

 

About OKYO

 

OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ: OKYO) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of DED and NCP, with ordinary shares listed for trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market. OKYO is focused on the discovery and development of novel molecules to treat inflammatory DED and ocular pain. In addition to the recently completed Phase 2 DED trial, OKYO also has plans underway for the opening of a Phase 2 trial for OK-101 to treat NCP in patients with this debilitating condition. For further information, please visit www.okyopharma.com.

 

Enquiries:

 

OKYO Pharma Limited		Gary S. Jacob, Chief Executive Officer		917-497-7560
Business Development & Investor Relations		Paul Spencer		+44 (0)20 7495 2379

 

 

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