UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K/A
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
April 2017
Commission file number: 001-36288
Akari Therapeutics, Plc
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
24 West 40th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulations S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_____
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulations S-T Rule 101(b)(7):_____
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 amends the Form 6-K (the “Original Form 6-K”), dated August 11, 2016, solely to include Exhibit 101 to the Original Form 6-K in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. Exhibit 101 provides the financial statements formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language). Except as specifically described in this explanatory note, this Amendment No. 1 does not amend, modify or update any disclosures contained in the Original 6-K.
The information contained in this report (including the exhibit hereto) is hereby incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-207443.
EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number |
Description |
| 101.INS | XBRL Instance Document |
| 101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document |
| 101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document |
| 101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document |
| 101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document |
| 101.PRE | XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Akari Therapeutics, Plc | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
| By: | /s/ Robert M. Shaw | ||
| Name: | Robert M. Shaw | ||
| Title: | General Counsel & Secretary | ||
Date: April 14, 2017