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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2022
Commission File Number: 001-39071
ADC Therapeutics SA
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Biopôle
Route de la Corniche 3B
1066 Epalinges
Switzerland
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

| Form 20-F | ☒ |  | Form 40-F |  |

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
This Report on Form 6-K (other than Exhibit 99.3 hereto), including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statements on Form F-3 (Registration Nos. 333-256807, 333-267293 and 333-267295) of ADC Therapeutics SA and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
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, thereunto duly authorized.

| ADC Therapeutics SA
| By: | /s/ Jennifer Creel
| Name: | Jennifer Creel
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 8, 2022 |  |

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number | Description
99.1 | Unaudited IFRS Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022
99.2 | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
99.3 | Press Release dated November 8, 2022
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)