tenx_8k.htm

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): July 19, 2023

Tenax Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-34600		26-2593535
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

101 Glen Lennox Drive, Suite 300

Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

919-855-2100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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, $0.0001 par value per share	TENX	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 8.01 Other Events.

On July 19, 2023, Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a new method of use patent for oral levosimendan (TNX-103) in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (PH-HFpEF), expiring in 2040. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated July 19, 2023.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline 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.

Date: July 19, 2023	Tenax Therapeutics, Inc.

	By:	/s/ Christopher T. Giordano
		Christopher T. Giordano
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Tenax Therapeutics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits