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): _____May 2, 2016______
NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35737 | 94-3306718 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 800 Bethesda, MD 20814 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
| (204) 497-9024 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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| Item 3.03. | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. |
On May 2, 2016, Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) and holders of the Company’s Series B Warrants agreed to extend the exercise period of the Series B Warrants an additional twenty-one (21) days from May 2, 2016 to May 23, 2016. Also on May 2, 2016, the Company filed a Prospectus Supplement Amendment for the sole purpose of disclosing this extension of the exercise period of the Series B Warrants. The Prospectus Supplement Amendment does not provide for any new sale of securities of the Company.
The Series B Warrants were originally purchased by certain institutional investors (the “Purchasers”) as part of a registered direct offering (the “Offering”) that closed on March 3, 2016, and are described in the Prospectus Supplement and Current Report on Form 8-K, both filed by the Company on March 3, 2016. The currently outstanding Series B Warrants are exercisable for the purchase of 5,882,353 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) at an exercise price of $3.00 per share.
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 THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.
| NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
| Date: May 3, 2016 | By: | /s/Linda F. Powers |
Name: Linda F. Powers Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||