Equity Issuance

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): April 19, 2019 GT Biopharma, Inc. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization) 000-08092 (Commission File Number) 94-1620407 (IRS Employer I.D. No.) 310 N. Westlake Blvd Suite 206 Westlake Village, CA 91362 Phone: (800) 304-9888 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) N/A (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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): ☐   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule l 4a- l 2 under the Exchange Act ( 17 CFR 240. l 4a- l 2) ☐   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule l 4d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. l 4d-2(b)) ☐   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. l 3e-4(c)) ITEM 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.   The Registrant issued a total of 2,353,548 shares of Series J-1 Preferred Stock (the "Shares") to a total of two entities.  The Shares are convertible into shares of common stock of the Registrant at the rate of $0.60 per share.  The issuance was exempt from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 4(2) of the same Act since the issuance of the Shares did not involve any public offering.   SIGNATURE PAGE Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.   GT Biopharma, Inc.             Dated: April 19, 2019   By: /s/ Steven Weldon         Steven Weldon         Chief Financial Officer