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): October 21, 2021



PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP
(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, Suite 300, 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):



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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 8.01
Other Events.

On October 21, 2021, PDS Biotechnology Corporation issued a press release announcing the temporary administrative suspension of recruitment of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-led Phase 2 clinical trial (NCT04287868) evaluating PDS0101 (Versamune®-HPV16) in combination with two investigational immune-modulating agents in advanced HPV cancers.  A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number
 
Description
     
 
Press Release dated October 21, 2021.
104
 
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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: October 21, 2021
 
By: /s/ Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D.
Name: Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D.
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer



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