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): April 18, 2023
Immuneering Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-40675 | 26-1976972 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization) | (Commission
File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
245 Main St.
Second Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 500-8080
(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)
N/A
(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 |
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | | IMRX | | The Nasdaq Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 18, 2023, Immuneering Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC, Cowen and Company, LLC and Guggenheim Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed on Schedule I attached thereto (the “Underwriters”), in connection with the public offering, issuance and sale by the Company of 2,727,273 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), at a public offering price of $11.00 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions, pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-266738) and a related prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Offering”). The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or about April 20, 2023, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The Company expects to receive net proceeds from the Offering of approximately $27.8 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to advance the preclinical and clinical development of its product candidates and for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties thereto and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. Accordingly, the Underwriting Agreement is incorporated herein by reference only to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and not to provide investors with any other factual information regarding the Company or its business, and should be read in conjunction with the disclosures in the Company’s periodic reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel to the Company, has issued an opinion to the Company, dated April 19, 2023, regarding the validity of the shares of Common Stock to be issued and sold in the offering. A copy of the opinion is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”).
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this Current Report that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding the consummation of the offering, the terms of the offering, the anticipated use of the net proceeds from the offering and the anticipated gross proceeds and net proceeds therefrom.
These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, the risks inherent in oncology drug development, including clinical trials, and risks related to financial reporting.
These and other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 6, 2023 and our other reports filed with the SEC could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this Current Report. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this Current Report. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this Current Report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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.
| | Immuneering Corporation |
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| Date: April 19, 2023 | By: | /s/ Benjamin J. Zeskind |
| | | Benjamin J. Zeskind, Ph.D. |
| | | Co-Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer |
