# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001335105
**File Stem:** 0001493152-26-011829
**Filing Date:** 2026-3
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**Document Hash:** 2be08a33959bd185f5e610388c8b4d54
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001493152-26-011829.hdr.sgml**: 20260320

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001493152-26-011829

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260318

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260320

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260320

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** LIXTE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001335105
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 03 Life Sciences
- **EIN:** 202903526
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-39717
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26778243

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 433 PLAZA REAL
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 275
- **CITY:** BOCA RATON
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33432
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 310 203 2902

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 433 PLAZA REAL
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 275
- **CITY:** BOCA RATON
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33432

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SRKP 7 INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20050803

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**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 18, 2026

**LIXTE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

delaware 001-39717 20-2903526 <br> (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

433 Plaza Real, Suite 275

Boca Raton, Florida 33432

(Address of principal executive offices)

(631) 830-7092

(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 (See General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(e) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | LIXT | The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC |

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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.**

On March 18, 2026, Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc., (the "Company"), and Geordan Pursglove, the Company's Chief Executive Officer (the "CEO"), entered into an Amendment to the Employment Agreement (the "Amendment"). The original employment agreement (the "Employment Agreement") between the Company and the CEO was entered in on June 16, 2025.

Pursuant to the Amendment, the CEO's annual base salary was increased from $240,000 to $360,000 effective as of January 1, 2026. The Amendment was approved by the Company's Compensation Committee and Board of Directors.

The Amendment is being filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith.

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|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit**<br> **Number** | **Description** |
| 10.1 | [Amendment to Employment Agreement dated March 18, 2026, between Lixte Biotechnology Holdings. Inc., and Geordan Purglove.](ex10-1.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL Document) |

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**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.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| Date: March 20, 2026 | LIXTE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC. | LIXTE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC. |
|  | (Registrant) | (Registrant) |
|  | *By:* | */s/ Geordan Pursglove* |
|  |  | Geordan Pursglove |
|  |  | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |

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## Exhibit 10.1

**Exhibit 10.1**

**<u>AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</u>**

This AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "**Amendment**") is dated as of March 18, 2026 (the "**Amendment Effective Date**") by and between LIXTE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "**Company**"), and Mr. Geordan Pursglove (the "**Employee**"). The Company and the Employee are a ("**Party**") to this Amendment, and one or more of them, as the context shall require, are the "**Parties**" hereto.

WHEREAS, the Parties entered into an Employment Agreement, dated June 16, 2025 (the "**Agreement**") and are duly performing the Agreement pursuant to its terms and conditions.

WHEREAS, the Company seeks to increase Employee's base annual salary from $240,000 to $360,000 ("**Base Salary** **Increase**");

WHEREAS, the Parties now desire to amend and modify the Agreement to reflect the Base Salary Increase as provided in this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and in connection herewith (the adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby expressly acknowledged by the Parties), the Parties hereby agree as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. <u>**Definitions**</u> **.** Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings
 ascribed in the Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. <u>**Modifications**</u> . Section 2. A. of
 Exhibit A is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following
 provision below:

**"A.** Effective as of the date of this Agreement, March 18, 2026 (the "Effective Date"), and **applied retroactively to January 1, 2026,** the Company shall pay Employee an annual salary of $360,000, payable in monthly installments. The initial payment shall include a catch-up amount covering the period from January 1, 2026 through the Effective Date. Such compensation may be increased from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors and, at the election of Employee, may be payable in cash and/or restricted shares of common stock based on the closing price of the Company's common shares as of the date of payment, or a combination thereof. In addition, Employee shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus as determined in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, payable in cash, equity, or a combination thereof. In addition to the stock option grant described under Paragraph B below, Employee shall also be eligible to participate in the Company's equity compensation program as determined from time to time by the Company's Board of Directors. All amounts payable to Employee hereunder shall be net of any applicable withholding taxes. Any state or federal withholding taxes payable by the Company as a result of the Employee's election to receive compensation in restricted shares of common stock shall be reimbursed by the Employee to the Company, either in cash or in restricted shares of common stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. <u>**Conflict**</u> **.** In the
 event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of the Agreement and the provisions
 of this Amendment, this Amendment shall prevail and control with respect to such conflict
 or inconsistency. Otherwise, except as specifically set forth in this Amendment, all of the
 terms and conditions of the Agreement are hereby ratified, affirmed and remain in full force
 and effect. Any references to the Agreement on and after the Amendment Effective Date shall
 include therein the modifications to the Agreement as are set forth in this Amendment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. <u>**Entire Agreement**</u> **.** This
 Amendment is the sole and complete agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject
 matter hereof and supersedes and merges all prior understandings, writings, proposals, promises,
 representations, or communications (whether oral, written, implied or otherwise), of either
 Party relating to the subject matter addressed within this Amendment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. <u>**Miscellaneous**</u> **.** This
 Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts (all of which shall be considered
 one and the same agreement) and by original signatures of the Parties exchanged via facsimile
 or electronic transmission. No modification of this Amendment or any other document related
 thereto, or any waiver of rights under any of the foregoing, shall be effective unless made
 by supplemental agreement, in writing, executed by the Parties. Section headings used herein
 are for convenience only and shall be of no substance in interpreting this Amendment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, each of which is duly authorized to enter into this Amendment, have executed this Amendment, which shall be deemed effective as of the Amendment Effective Date.

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|:---|:---|
| EMPLOYEE: | EMPLOYEE: |
| */s/Geordan Pursglove* | */s/Geordan Pursglove* |
| Name: | Geordan Pursglove |
| LIXTE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC. | LIXTE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC. |
| By: | */s/Peter Stazzone* |
| Name: | Peter Stazzone |
| Title: | CFO |

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