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): February 25, 2020

CANCER GENETICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Company as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

001-35817

04-3462475

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

201 Route 17 North 2nd Floor, Rutherford, New Jersey 07070

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Company’s telephone number, including area code (201) 528-9200

(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 Company under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the Company is an emerging growth company as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 §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 Company 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. [ ]

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		CGIX		The Nasdaq Capital Market

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 25, 2020, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted Cancer Genetics, Inc.’s (the “Company”) motion to dismiss with prejudice a purported class action complaint filed on April 5, 2018 against the Company and members of its management, captioned In re Cancer Genetics, Inc. Securities Litigation. As previously reported, the complaint alleged that the Company and members of its management violated federal securities laws by making allegedly false and misleading statements. The Court’s written order dismissed the case in its entirety with prejudice, resulting in a termination of all claims. The plaintiffs have not indicated whether they will appeal the dismissal.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.