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): January 26, 2021
PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
|
001-37568
|
26-4231384
|
|
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
|
(Commission File Number)
|
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
|
25B Vreeland Road, Florham Park, NJ 07932
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
(800) 208-3343
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
(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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
|
|
☐
|
Written communication 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 communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
|
|
☐
|
Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
|
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, par value $0.00033
per share
|
PDSB
|
The Nasdaq Capital Market
|
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §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. Yes ☐ No ☐
|
Item 5.02
|
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
|
On January 26, 2021, De Lyle Bloomquist, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of PDS Biotechnology Corporation (the “Company”), notified the Company that he would retire from service on the Board, and not
stand for re-election, when his current term expires at the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Mr. Bloomquist will continue to serve as a director until the Annual Meeting. Mr. Bloomquist’s decision to retire
and not stand for re-election was not associated with or attributable to any dispute or disagreement with the Company, its management or the Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices, or otherwise.
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.
|
|
|
PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date: January 28, 2021
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D.
|
|
|
|
Name:
|
Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D.
|
|
|
|
Title:
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|