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Form 8-K

sec.gov

8-K — Indaptus Therapeutics, Inc.

Accession: 0001493152-26-015079

Filed: 2026-04-03

Period: 2026-03-31

CIK: 0001857044

SIC: 2834 (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS)

Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED

STATES

SECURITIES

AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,

DC 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 31, 2026

INDAPTUS

THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact

name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40652

86-3158720

(State

or other jurisdiction

of

incorporation)

(Commission

File

Number)

(IRS

Employer

Identification

No.)

3

Columbus Circle 15th Floor

New

York, New York

10019

(Address

of principal executive offices)

(Zip

Code)

(646)

427-2727

(Registrant’s

telephone number, including area code)

(Former

name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 (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(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities

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

Title

of each class

Trading

Symbol

Name

of each exchange on which registered

Common

Stock, $0.01 par value

INDP

Nasdaq

Capital 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.

Resignation

of Officer

Nir

Sassi resigned as Chief Financial Officer on April 1, 2026. Mr. Sassi’s resignation is not based on any disagreement with the Company

on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices.

Appointment

of Director and Officer

On

March 31, 2026, the Board of Directors appointed Qinglai Lu as a member of the Board of Directors, effective April 8, 2026. The

Board of Directors of the Company deemed Qinglai Lu to qualify as “independent” in accordance with the listing requirements

of Nasdaq.

Qinglai

Lu, 48, brings over 20 years of experience across corporate finance, banking and debt capital markets, asset management, distressed

investments, and private banking in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Lu joined Plunkett Capital in May 2019 as Managing Partner. His key

responsibilities included structuring and arranging private credit and equity financing for corporates, while deploying proprietary capital

and managed funds to invest alongside such transactions; leading the firm’s proprietary investment in a regional multi-family office

and serving on its board, participating in strategic decision-making and major initiatives, while building deep relationships with dozens

of entrepreneurial families across Asia-Pacific; developing asset management and direct investment opportunities across Asia-Pacific,

with a strategic focus on Japan and Singapore. Under Mr. Lu’s leadership as CEO, CPI Capital Management (Singapore) received regulatory

approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to conduct fund management business in April 2025; and spearheading investments and

asset management initiatives in virtual assets and Web3, including RWA tokenization of traditional financial assets and providing asset

management solutions for stablecoin issuers. Prior to joining Plunkett Capital, Mr. Lu served as Head of Financing Solutions, Private

Banking Asia at Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC from 2018 to 2019.

Mr.

Lu graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1999 with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications Engineering and has been a Chartered

Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder since 2005.

On

April 1, 2026, the Board of Directors appointed Yu Ding as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective immediately, after a thorough

review of Yu Ding’s qualifications.

Yu

Ding, 51, is a financial executive with over 20 years of extensive experience across commercial and financial markets. He has

worked in capital management, strategic financial planning, and cross-sectoral leadership. Yu Ding has experience navigating complex

regulatory environments for publicly traded companies on the Shanghai and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges. He was the Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer of Grand Auto Service Group Co., Ltd. (600297.SS) in Shanghai, China from August 2023 to January 2026. Yu Ding also

served as Chief Financial Officer for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed entity, Grand Baoxin Auto Group Limited during such

time. From May 2019 to December 2019, he was the Vice President of China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Limited (1728.HK) in Hong Kong.

Yu

Ding graduated from the University of Canberra, Australia with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in November 2006 and from East

China Normal University with a China Bachelor’s Degree in International Accounting in July 1995.

Committee

Appointments

On

March 31, 2026, Matthew McMurdo resigned as a member of the Audit Committee, and Qinglai Lu and Jerome Jabbour were appointed to the

Audit Committee by the Board of Directors.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit

Number

Description

104

Cover

Page Interactive Data File

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:

April 3, 2026

INDAPTUS

THERAPEUTICS, INC.

By:

/s/

Junyi Dai

Name:

Junyi

Dai

Title:

Chief

Executive Officer

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