Current Report Filing (8-k)
May 25 2018 - 4:18PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): May 25, 2018
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-14888
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33-0969592
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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660 W. Germantown Pike, Suite 110
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(267)
440-4200
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(§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. ☐
Item 1.01.
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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On May 25, 2018, Inovio
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company) entered into an
At-The-Market
Equity Offering Sales Agreement (the
Agreement
) with Stifel,
Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (
Stifel
) under which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time at its sole discretion, shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
Common
Stock
), having an aggregate offering price of up to $100,000,000 through Stifel as its sales agent. The issuance and sale, if any, of Common Stock by the Company under the Agreement is subject to the effectiveness of the Companys
registration statement on
Form S-3,
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 25, 2018. The Company makes no assurances as to if or whether the registration statement will become
effective or, if it does become effective, as to the continued effectiveness of the registration statement.
Subject to the terms and
conditions of the Agreement, Stifel may sell the Common Stock by any method permitted by law deemed to be an at the market offering as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Stifel will use commercially
reasonable efforts to sell the Common Stock from time to time, based upon instructions from the Company (including any price, time or size limits or other customary parameters or conditions the Company may impose). The Company will pay Stifel a
commission equal to up to three percent (3.0%) of the gross sales proceeds of any Common Stock sold through Stifel under the Agreement, and also has provided Stifel with certain indemnification rights.
The Company is not obligated to make any sales of Common Stock under the Agreement. The offering of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the
Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of all Common Stock subject to the Agreement or (ii) termination of the Agreement in accordance with its terms.
The foregoing description of the Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, a
copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K
and is incorporated herein by reference.
This Current Report on
Form 8-K
shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy the securities discussed herein, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, or sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of any such state.
Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(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.
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INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Date: May 25, 2018
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By:
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/s/ Peter Kies
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Peter Kies
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Chief Financial Officer
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