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): January 12, 2023

Lantern Pharma Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-39318

46-3973463

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1920 McKinney Avenue, 7th Floor

Dallas, Texas

75201

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(972) 277-1136

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Common Stock

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value		LTRN		The Nasdaq Stock Market

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

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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective January 12, 2023, Lantern Pharma Inc.’s Board of Directors approved the amendment of the employment agreement, as amended, for Kishor G. Bhatia, Chief Scientific Officer, to increase Dr. Bhatia’s annual base salary to $235,000, with such increase to take effect with the first pay period in January 2023.

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.

	Lantern Pharma Inc.,
	A Delaware Corporation

Dated: January 18, 2023	By:	/s/ David R. Margrave
		David R. Margrave, Chief Financial Officer