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): May 1, 2017
IMMUNOCELLULAR THERAPEUTICS, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35560 | 93-1301885 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 23622 Calabasas Road, Suite 300 Calabasas, California 91302 | ||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) | ||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 264-2300
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On May 1, 2017, a purported securities class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, captioned Arthur Kaye IRA FCC as Custodian DTD 6-8-00 v. ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. et al (Case No. 2:17-cv-03250) against ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. (the “Company”), certain of its current and former officers and directors and others. The complaint asserts violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and SEC Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, related to allegedly materially false or misleading statements made between May 1, 2012 and December 11, 2013. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the Company failed to disclose that it purportedly paid for articles to be published about ICT-107. The plaintiff seeks an award of unspecified damages, prejudgment and post-judgment interest, as well as reasonable attorneys’ fees, and other costs. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses and intends to vigorously defend against the claims.
It is possible that similar lawsuits may yet be filed in the same or other courts that name the same or additional defendants. The Company does not intend to file further Current Reports on Form 8-K describing the additional lawsuits, or provide updates, except as required by law.
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: May 5, 2017 | IMMUNOCELLULAR THERAPEUTICS, LTD. | |||||
| By: | /s/ David Fractor | |||||
| David Fractor | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||