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): January 8, 2015

DELMAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Suite 720-999 West Broadway

Vancouver, British Columbia

Canada V5Z 1K5

(Address of principal executive offices)

(604) 629-5989

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Copies to:

Gregory Sichenzia, Esq.

Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP

61 Broadway

New York, New York 10006

Phone: (212) 930-9700

Fax: (212) 930-9725

(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):

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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The response to this item is included in Item 8.01, Other Events, and is incorporated herein in its entirety.

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The response to this item is included in Item 8.01, Other Events, and is incorporated herein in its entirety.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On January 8, 2015 DelMar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing its offer to exchange any and all outstanding warrants to purchase common stock issued in connection with its private placement financings that closed on January 25, 2013, January 31, 2013, February 8, 2013, February 21, 2013, February 28, 2013, March 1, 2013, and March 6, 2013 (the “Warrants”), for shares of common stock, at a rate of one (1) share of common stock for every three (3) Warrants that are tendered (the “Offer”). The Company has filed an offer to exchange relating to the Offer.

The issuance of shares of common stock in the warrant exchanges pursuant to the Offer will be made pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act. No proceeds have been or will be received and no commissions have been or will be paid by the Company in connection with the Offer.

The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Important Information

This report and the description contained herein are for informational purposes only and are not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell securities of the Company. The exchange offer described herein has not yet been commenced. If and when the exchange offer is commenced, the Company intends to file a tender offer statement on a Schedule TO containing an offer to exchange, a letter of transmittal and other related documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Such documents will be mailed to Warrant holders of record and will also be made available for distribution to all owners of Warrants. The solicitation of offers to exchange Warrants for shares of Common Stock will only be made pursuant to the offer to exchange, the letter of transmittal and related documents. Warrant holders are advised to read the offer to exchange, the letter of transmittal and all related documents when such documents are filed and become available, as they will contain important information about the exchange offer and proposed Warrant exchange. Security holders can obtain these documents when they are filed and become available free of charge from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, copies of these documents and other filings containing information about the Company may be obtained, if and when available, without charge, by directing a request to DelMar Pharmaceuticals, Suite 720-999 West Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 1K5, phone number (604) 629-5989. These filings may also be obtained through our website located at http://www.delmarpharma.com.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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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