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): September 12, 2022
IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | ||
| 001-36860 | 75-3254381 | |
| Commission File Number | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 825 Industrial Road, 4th Floor | ||
| San Carlos, California | 94070 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| (650) 260-7120 | ||
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) | ||
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, par value $0.000041666 per share | IOVA | The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC |
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
As previously disclosed, on December 11, 2020, a purported stockholder derivative complaint (the “Derivative Action”) was filed by plaintiff Leo Shumacher against Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), as nominal defendant, and certain of its current officers and directors, as defendants, in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware. On June 15, 2022, the parties agreed to a proposed settlement, set forth in a Stipulation of Compromise and Settlement (the “Stipulation”), which was submitted to the Court for approval. The Stipulation calls for the Company to adopt certain governance changes and for the Company to pay to plaintiff’s counsel $400,000 for certain legal fees and expenses.
On August 26, 2022, the Court entered a Scheduling Order setting a hearing to determine whether final approval will be given to the settlement. The hearing has been set for November 17, 2022 at 3:15 p.m. in the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center, 500 North King Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. As required by the Scheduling Order, the Company is filing the Notice of Pendency of Settlement of Action (the “Notice”) with this Current Report on Form 8-K, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Notice of Pendency of Settlement of Action, dated August 31, 2022. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded as Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| Date: September 12, 2022 | IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Frederick G. Vogt | |
| Frederick G. Vogt, Interim CEO & General Counsel | ||