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): March 13, 2015
IMMUNOCELLULAR THERAPEUTICS, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-35560 | | 93-1301885 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
23622 Calabasas Road
Suite 300
Calabasas, California 91302
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 264-2300
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 13, 2015, ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement for GMP Manufacturing of ICT-107 (the “Agreement”) with PharmaCell B.V. (“PharmaCell”), pursuant to which PharmaCell will provide contract manufacturing services for the European production of ICT-107, a dendritic cell vaccine for the treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme.
The Company will pay for manufacturing services performed by PharmaCell under the Agreement pursuant to statements of work entered into from time to time. The Company may unilaterally terminate the Agreement upon 90 days’ written notice to PharmaCell, or 30 days’ written notice in the event of a clinical hold or other suspension or early termination of a clinical trial. PharmaCell may terminate the Agreement in certain circumstances upon 90 days’ written notice to the Company. Either party may terminate the Agreement in the event of the other party’s insolvency or for the other party’s material breach of its obligations under the Agreement if such breach remains uncured after 30 days of receiving written notice of such breach. Absent early termination, the Agreement will continue until all services under applicable statements of work have been completed.
The foregoing is only a summary description of the terms of the Agreement, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending March 31, 2015.
The Company issued a press release on March 19, 2015 regarding the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| Exhibit | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release, dated March 19, 2015. |
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.
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| Date: March 25, 2015 | | IMMUNOCELLULAR THERAPEUTICS, LTD. |
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| | By: | | /s/ Andrew Gengos |
| | | | Andrew Gengos |
| | | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release, dated March 19, 2015. |
