Insider filing report for Changes in Beneficial Ownership
- Schedule 13G & 13D forms are used to report a party's ownership of stock which exceeds 5% of a company's total stock issue.
- Schedule 13G is a shorter version of Schedule 13D with fewer reporting requirements.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Genprex, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
372446104
(CUSIP Number)
January 23, 2020
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
| a. | ☐ Rule 13d-1(b) |
| b. | ☒ Rule 13d-1(c) |
| c. | ☐ Rule 13d-1(d) |
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 372446104
| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons.
Mitchell P. Kopin |
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) |
| (a) | |
| (b) | |
| 3. | SEC Use Only |
| 4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization |
| Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
5. | Sole Voting Power |
| 6. | Shared Voting Power | |
| 7. | Sole Dispositive Power | |
| 8. | Shared Dispositive Power | |
| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person |
| 10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
|
| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0% (see Item 4) |
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) |
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CUSIP No. 372446104
| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons.
Daniel B. Asher |
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) |
| (a) | |
| (b) | |
| 3. | SEC Use Only |
| 4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization |
| Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
5. | Sole Voting Power |
| 6. | Shared Voting Power | |
| 7. | Sole Dispositive Power | |
| 8. | Shared Dispositive Power | |
| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person |
| 10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) |
| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0% (see Item 4) |
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) |
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CUSIP No. 372446104
| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons.
Intracoastal Capital LLC |
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) |
| (a) | |
| (b) | |
| 3. | SEC Use Only |
| 4. | Citizenship
or Place of Organization Delaware |
| Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Reporting Person With: |
5. | Sole Voting Power |
| 6. | Shared Voting Power | |
| 7. | Sole Dispositive Power | |
| 8. | Shared Dispositive Power | |
| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person |
| 10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) |
| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0% (see Item 4) |
| 12. | Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO |
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
Genprex, Inc. (the “Issuer”)
(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
1601 Trinity Street, Suite 3.322
Austin, TX 78712
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
(c) Citizenship
This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of (i) Mitchell P. Kopin, an individual who is a citizen of the United States of America (“Mr. Kopin”), (ii) Daniel B. Asher, an individual who is a citizen of the United States of America (“Mr. Asher”) and (iii) Intracoastal Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Intracoastal” and together with Mr. Kopin and Mr. Asher, collectively the “Reporting Persons”).
The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, a copy of which is filed with this Schedule 13G as Exhibit 1, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this Schedule 13G jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The principal business office of Mr. Kopin and Intracoastal is 245 Palm Trail, Delray Beach, Florida 33483.
The principal business office of Mr. Asher is 111 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 2000, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Issuer (the “Common Stock”).
(e) CUSIP Number
372446104
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
Not applicable.
| Item 4. | Ownership. |
(a) and (b):
(i) Immediately following the execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement with the Issuer on January 23, 2020 (the “SPA”) (as disclosed in the Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2020), each of the Reporting Persons may have been deemed to have beneficial ownership of 1,905,000 shares of Common Stock, and all such shares of Common Stock in the aggregate represent beneficial ownership of approximately 8.6% of the Common Stock, based on (1) 20,229,841 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of January 22, 2020 as reported by the Issuer, plus (2) 1,905,000 shares of Common Stock to be issued to Intracoastal at the closing of the transaction contemplated by the SPA.
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(ii) As of the close of business on January 30, 2020, each of the Reporting Persons may have been deemed to have beneficial ownership of no shares of Common Stock.
(c) Number of shares as to which each Reporting Person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 .
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 .
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0 .
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0 .
| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class |
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to
be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following þ.
| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
Not applicable.
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company |
Not applicable.
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group |
Not applicable.
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group |
Not applicable.
| Item 10. | Certification |
By signing below I certify
that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose
of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not
held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection
with a nomination under §240.14a-11.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: January 30, 2020
| /s/ Mitchell P. Kopin | ||
| Mitchell P. Kopin | ||
| /s/ Daniel B. Asher | ||
| Daniel B. Asher | ||
| Intracoastal Capital LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Mitchell P. Kopin | |
| Mitchell P. Kopin, Manager | ||
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Exhibit 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G may be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained herein and therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.
Date: January 30, 2020
| /s/ Mitchell P. Kopin | ||
| Mitchell P. Kopin | ||
| /s/ Daniel B. Asher | ||
| Daniel B. Asher | ||
| Intracoastal Capital LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Mitchell P. Kopin | |
| Mitchell P. Kopin, Manager | ||
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