UNITED STATES
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 27, 2021, Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Employment Agreement dated April 2, 2019 with Marc Rubin, the Company’s Executive Chairman, to extend the termination date from September 30, 2021 to December 31, 2022. A copy of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
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| 10.1 | Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement dated April 2, 2019 between the registrant and Marc Rubin. |
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SIGNATURE
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.
| Dated: October 27, 2021 | TITAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Kate Beebe DeVarney, Ph.D. | |
| Name: | Kate Beebe DeVarney, Ph.D. | |
| Title: | President and Chief Operating Officer | |
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