Current Report Filing (8-k)

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)

May 22, 2014

INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-14888

33-0969592

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1787 Sentry Parkway West

Building 18, Suite 400

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

19422

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (267) 440-4200

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

As previously announced, on May 22, 2014 the Company’s stockholders approved the proposal of a reverse split of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s Board of Directors subsequently approved the immediate implementation of a 1-for-4 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, where each 4 shares of issued and outstanding common stock and equivalents will be converted into 1 share of common stock.

The 1-for-4 reverse stock split is scheduled to become effective as of 5 p.m., eastern time, Thursday, June 5, 2014, and the trading of Company’s common stock on a post-reverse split basis is scheduled to commence on Friday, June 6, 2014.

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.