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): February 5, 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) (zip code)

(604) 629-5989

 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 Copies to:

Gregory Sichenzia, Esq.

Jeff Cahlon, 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 5, 2015, Lynda Cranston, 67, was elected to the board of directors of DelMar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”). Ms. Cranston will also serve as Chair of the Company’s Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee. From April 2002 to June 2013 Ms. Cranston was President and Chief Executive Officer of Provincial Health Services Authority in Vancouver, British Columbia. Ms. Cranston received her BScN from the University of Ottawa and her MScN from the University of Western Ontario. Ms. Cranston’s healthcare industry and executive knowledge and experience qualify her to serve on the Company’s board of directors

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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