CKDXF Opthea Ltd (PK)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of August, 2024

Commission File No. 001-39621

 

OPTHEA LIMITED

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Level 4

650 Chapel Street

South Yarra, Victoria, 3141

Australia

(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)

 

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 ☐

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press Release - Opthea to Participate in the H.C Wainwright 4th Annual Ophthalmology Virtual Conference, August 15, 2024

 

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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, thereto duly authorized.

 

	OPTHEA LIMITED
	(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Frederic Guerard
	Name:	Frederic Guerard
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: 08/08/2024

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ASX, Nasdaq and Media Release

 

8 August 2024

 

Opthea to Participate in the H.C. Wainwright
4th Annual Ophthalmology Virtual Conference, August 15, 2024

Melbourne, Australia, and Princeton, NJ, US, August 8, 2024-- Opthea Limited (ASX/NASDAQ:OPT, “Opthea”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced that management will present at the H.C. Wainwright 4thAnnual Ophthalmology Virtual Conference and participate in one-on-one investor meetings on August 15, 2024.

Virtual Conference Details:

Presentation: Available on Thursday, August 15, 2024, 7:00 am ET

Presenter: Frederic Guerard, PharmD, CEO Opthea

The webcast will be accessible both via the link: https://journey.ct.events/view/bc8c5e95-651e-4824-bee8-923a1a7479fa and on the “Events & Presentations” section of Opthea’s website at http://ir.opthea.com/.

 

About Opthea

Opthea (ASX/NASDAQ:OPT) is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to address the unmet need in the treatment of highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME).

Opthea’s lead product candidate, sozinibercept, is being evaluated in two fully enrolled pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials (COAST, NCT04757636, and ShORe, NCT04757610) for use in combination with standard-of-care anti-VEGF-A monotherapies to improve overall efficacy and deliver superior vision gains compared to standard-of-care anti-VEGF-A agents.

To learn more, visit our website at www.opthea.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.

 

Authorized for release to ASX by Fred Guerard, PharmD, CEO, Opthea

 

Investor Inquiries	Join our email database to receive program updates:
PJ Kelleher LifeSci Advisors LLC Email: pkelleher@lifesciadvisors.com Phone: 617-430 7579   Media Inquiries Silvana Guerci-Lena NorthStream Global Partners silvana@nsgpllc.com	Tel: +61 (0) 3 9826 0399 Email: info@opthea.com Web: www.opthea.com             Source: Opthea Limited

 

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