UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 2)

Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 12, 2019

NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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

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Explanatory Note

On July 12, 2019, NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission reporting, among other things, that on July 12, 2019, the Company, formerly known as Ohr Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“Ohr”), completed its business combination with a Delaware corporation that was previously known as “NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc.” (“Private NeuBase”). The Original Form 8-K was amended by Amendment No. 1 on Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed on July 17, 2019 (“Amendment No. 1” and, together with the Original Form 8-K, the “Prior Form 8-K”), to, among other things, report certain historical interim financial statements of Private NeuBase. This Amendment No. 2 on Current Report on Form 8-K/A (this “Amendment No. 2”) amends the Prior Form 8-K to restate the unaudited interim financial statements of Private NeuBase as of and for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and the three and six months ended March 31, 2019.

This Amendment No. 2 does not otherwise update the disclosures set forth in the Prior Form 8-K and does not otherwise reflect events occurring after the original filing of the Original Form 8-K or Amendment No. 1, as applicable.

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired

The unaudited interim financial statements of Private NeuBase as of and for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and for the three and six months ended March 31, 2019 are filed as Exhibit 99.2 and are incorporated by reference herein.

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURE

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.