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): October 2, 2023
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.) |
303 A 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 Stock Market LLC
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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. Yes ☐ No ☐
On October 2, 2023, PDS Biotechnology Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing data demonstrating lead candidate PDS0101 in combination with standard-of-care (SOC) chemoradiotherapy (CRT) was associated with a rapid decline in human papillomavirus (HPV) circulating cell-free DNA (cfHPV-DNA), a potential predictive biomarker of treatment response. The data from the IMMUNOCERV Phase 2 clinical trial were featured in an oral presentation by Aaron Seo, MD, PhD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO 2023) Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA..
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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| Press Release, dated October 2, 2023. |
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| Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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.
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| PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION |
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| Date: October 2, 2023 |
| By: | /s/ Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D. |
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| Name: Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D. |
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| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
