8-K

Date: March 11, 2025

MEDICINOVA, INC.

/s/ Yuichi Iwaki

Yuichi Iwaki

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): March 11, 2025

MEDICINOVA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


DELAWARE	001-33185	33-0927979
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4275 EXECUTIVE SQUARE,
SUITE 300, LA JOLLA, CA		92037
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 373-1500

Not applicable.

(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:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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:

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

MNOV

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(Title of each class)

(Trading

symbol(s))

(Name of each exchange
on which registered)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 7.01

Regulation FD.

On March 11, 2025, MediciNova, Inc. (the “Company”) updated the slide presentation to be used by the Company at investor meetings. A copy of the revised slide presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Report”) and is incorporated herein by reference. The Company does not undertake to update this presentation.

The information in this Report, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filing pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		MediciNova, Inc. Presentation

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within XBRL document)

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.