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): November 3, 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 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On November 3, 2022, Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 and an update on recent developments. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished under this Item 2.02, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any subsequent filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as specifically stated in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc., dated November 3, 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: November 3, 2022 | IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Frederick G. Vogt | |
| Frederick G. Vogt, Interim CEO & General Counsel | ||