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 28, 2022
PHARMACYTE BIOTECH, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Nevada | 001-40699 | 62-1772151 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3960
Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite
500 Las Vegas, Nevada |
89169 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (917) 595-2850
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001 Per Share | PMCB |
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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 8.01 | Other Events. |
On July 28, 2022, PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc. (“PharmaCyte” or the “Company”) issued a press release rebuking the commencement of a consent solicitation by Iroquois Capital Management, LLC and its affiliates. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Important Additional Information
The Company, its directors and certain of its executive officers are participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Company intends to file a definitive proxy statement and a WHITE proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with any such solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders. STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ SUCH PROXY STATEMENT, ACCOMPANYING WHITE PROXY CARD AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. The Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will contain information regarding the direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, of the Company’s directors and executive officers in the Company’s securities. Information regarding subsequent changes to their holdings of the Company’s securities can be found in the SEC filings on Forms 3, 4, and 5, which are available on the Company’s website at https://ir.pharmacyte.com/all-sec-filings or through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information can also be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2022 to be filed with the SEC and in subsequent filings with the SEC. Updated information regarding the identity of potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement and other materials to be filed with the SEC in connection with the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Stockholders will be able to obtain the definitive proxy statement, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC at no charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies will also be available at no charge at the Company’s website at https://ir.pharmacyte.com/all-sec-filings.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Number | Description |
99.1 | Press Release, dated July 28, 2022, of PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc. |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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 28, 2022 | PHARMACYTE BIOTECH, INC. | |
By: |
/s/ Kenneth L. Waggoner Kenneth L. Waggoner Chief Executive Officer, President and General Counsel |
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