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MOTIF BIO PLC
FORM 6-K

MOTIF BIO AND HERCULES CAPITAL AMEND LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

On September 2, 2019, Motif Bio plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing an amendment to the loan and security agreement between its wholly owned subsidiary, Motif BioSciences Inc. and Hercules Capital, Inc. The amendment postponed the next amortization date from September 1 to October 1, 2019. As a result, the September 2019 payment was interest only. A copy of the press release and amendment are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

The information contained in this report on Form 6-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto, is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s registration statements on Form F-3 (File Nos. 333-222614 and 333-222042), to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is submitted, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.