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 3, 2024
IMUNON, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | | 001-15911 | | 52-1256615 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
997 Lenox Drive, Suite 100, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-2311
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
(609) 896-9100
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) | | (Name of each exchange on which registered) |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value | | IMNN | | The Nasdaq Stock Market (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) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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. ☐
Item 8.01 Other Events.
As previously announced, on July 30, 2024, Imunon, Inc. (the “Company”) notified H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Wainwright”) that it was suspending its use of and terminating the sales agreement prospectus (the “ATM Prospectus”), related to the potential issuance from time to time of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the At the Market Offering Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to At the Market Offering Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2024, by and between the Company and Wainwright (as amended, the “ATM Agreement”). Other than the termination of the ATM Prospectus, the ATM Agreement remained in full force and effect.
On September 3, 2024, in connection with the Company’s intent to resume sales of its securities (the “ATM Shares”) under the ATM Agreement, the Company filed a new prospectus supplement to its registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-279425), which registration statement was previously filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
In connection with the resumption of sales of its securities under the ATM Agreement, the Company is filing a legal opinion of its counsel, Covington & Burling LLP, regarding the validity of the ATM Shares, which opinion is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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.
| | IMUNON, INC. |
| | |
| Date: September 3, 2024 | /s/ David Gaiero |
| | David Gaiero |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
