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): July 20, 2023

 

CEL-SCI CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Colorado

 

001-11889

 

84-0916344

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File No.)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

8229 Boone Blvd. #802

Vienna, VA 22182

 

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 506-9460

 

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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-14c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock

 

CVM

 

NYSE American

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§203.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§204.12b-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 8.01 Other Events.

 

On July 20, 2023, CEL-SCI Corporation (the “Company”) closed on an underwritten public offering (“Offering”) and issued 2,500,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $2.00 per share pursuant to the terms of an Underwriting Agreement with ThinkEquity, LLC as Representative of the several underwriters. The closing of the Offering took place on July 20, 2023. The Company received approximately $4,500,000 in net proceeds from the Offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. The shares were sold pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-265995) which was declared effective by the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 15, 2022, and the base prospectus included therein, as amended and supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated July 17, 2023.

 

On July 20, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the offering. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to the anticipated closing of the Offering and the amount of net proceeds expected from the Offering. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, include the Company’s ability to satisfy certain conditions to closing on a timely basis or at all, as well as other risks described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on December 27, 2022 and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, its reports on Forms 8-K and 10-Q, all of which can be obtained on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made and reflect management’s current estimates, projections, expectations and beliefs. The Company expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99

 

Press Release re. ThinkEquity Closing

 

 

2

 

    

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.

 

Date: July 20, 2023

 

 

CEL-SCI CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

By:

  /s/ Geert Kersten

 

 

Geert Kersten

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

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