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): July 18, 2017
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-14888 | 33-0969592 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
660 W. Germantown Pike, Suite 110
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(267) 440-4200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On July 18, 2017, we filed a preliminary prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, in which we disclosed that as of June 30, 2017, we had approximately $92.0 million of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. This amount is unaudited and preliminary, is subject to completion of financial closing procedures that could result in changes to the amount, and does not present all information necessary for an understanding of our financial condition as of June 30, 2017.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
“At-The-Market” Facility Sales
Pursuant to our At-The-Market Equity Offering Sales Agreement, dated June 17, 2016, with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, we sold an aggregate of 2,937,406 shares of common stock since March 31, 2017 at an average public offering price of $8.24 per share, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $24.2 million.
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.
| INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Peter Kies | |||
| Date: July 18, 2017 | Peter Kies Chief Financial Officer | |||