UNITED STATES
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): November 25, 2019
PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-37568 | 26-4231384 |
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| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
303A College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08540
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
(800) 208-3343
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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 $0.00033 per share | PDSB | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒
On November 25, 2019, PDS Biotechnology Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Lauren V. Wood, M.D., the Company’s Chief Medical Officer, will be delivering an oral presentation on the Company’s novel T-cell activating immunotherapy platform, Versamune®, at the World Vaccine & Immunotherapy Congress West Coast 2019 on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. The full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| | Press release dated November 25, 2019. |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| | | PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION |
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| | Date: November 25, 2019 | By: | /s/ Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D. |
| | | Name: Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D. |
| | | Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
