SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): September 20, 2012
| NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
| Delaware | 0-33393 | 94-3306718 | ||
| (State Or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 800, Bethesda, MD 20814 |
| (Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (240) 497-9024
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 20, 2012, Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it is proceeding with a Phase I/II clinical trial of DCVax®-Direct which was approved by the FDA for all solid tumor cancers. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. dated September 20, 2012. |
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.
| NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC | ||
| Dated: September 21, 2012 | By: | /s/ Linda Powers |
| Name: Linda Powers | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | ||
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