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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2023
(Commission File No. 001-38215)
 
 
NUCANA PLC
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
 
3 Lochside Way
Edinburgh EH12 9DT
United Kingdom
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)
 
 
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On August 16, 2023, NuCana plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its second quarter 2023 financial results. The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2023 are attached as Exhibit 99.1 and are incorporated by reference herein. The Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, and is incorporated by reference herein. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.3 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information in the attached Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statements on Form F-3 (File Number 333-258941) and Form S-8 (File Number 333-223476 and File Number 333-248135), and related prospectuses, as such registration statements and prospectuses may be amended from time to time, and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

The information in the attached Exhibit 99.3 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise set forth herein or as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Exhibits

 

Exhibit

  

Description

99.1    Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of June 30, 2023 and for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
99.2    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
99.3    Press Release Dated August 16, 2023
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document—the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH    INLINE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.DEF    INLINE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.CAL    INLINE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB    INLINE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE    INLINE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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, thereto duly authorized.

 

NuCana plc
By:  

/s/ Donald Munoz

Name:   Donald Munoz
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 16, 2023