Imunon, Inc DEFA14A, filed Jun 7, 2021
Imunon, Inc. (IMNN)
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): June 7, 2021 (June 7, 2021)
CELSION CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-15911 | 52-1256615 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 997 Lenox Drive, Suite 100, Lawrenceville, NJ | 08648-2311 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(609) 896-9100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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 $0.01 per share | CLSN | Nasdaq Capital Market |
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On June 7, 2021, the Company announced that its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, originally scheduled for Friday, June 4, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., and adjourned and reconvened Friday, June 4, 2021 at 4:00 p.m., was adjourned without any business being conducted due to a quorum not being present to conduct the meeting. The Annual Meeting has been adjourned to 10:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, June 10, 2021. The Company has obtained a quorum to conduct business at the reconvened meeting. Stockholders will be able to attend the reconvened Annual Meeting virtually at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CLSN2021.
The close of business on April 5, 2021 will continue to be the record date for the determination of stockholders of the Company entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
On June 7, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the adjournment of the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 7, 2021, announcing adjournment of the Annual Meeting |
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.
| CELSION CORPORATION | ||
| Dated: June 7, 2021 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey W. Church |
| Jeffrey W. Church | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Exhibit 99.1
CELSION CORPORATION ANNOUNCES ADJOURNMENT OF ANNUAL MEETING
A Quorum Has Been Achieved to Reconvene Annual Meeting on Thursday June 10, 2021
Polls Remain Open, Shareholders are Urged to Vote
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., June 7 2021 — Celsion Corporation (NASDAQ: CLSN), a clinical-stage development company focused on DNA-based immunotherapy and next-generation vaccines, announced that its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, originally scheduled for Friday, June 4, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., and adjourned to Friday, June 4, 2021 at 4:00 p.m., was convened and adjourned without any business being conducted due to a quorum not being present to conduct the meeting.
The Annual Meeting has been adjourned to 10:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, June 10, 2021. The Company has obtained a quorum to conduct business at the reconvened meeting. Stockholders will be able to attend the reconvened Annual Meeting virtually at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CLSN2021.
The record date for determining stockholders eligible to vote on proposals at the reconvened Annual Meeting remains April 5, 2021.
About Celsion Corporation
Celsion is a fully integrated, clinical stage biotechnology company focused on advancing a portfolio of innovative cancer treatments, including immunotherapies and DNA-based therapies; and a platform for the development of nucleic acid vaccines currently focused on SARS-CoV2. The company’s product pipeline includes GEN-1, a DNA-based immunotherapy for the localized treatment of ovarian cancer. ThermoDox®, a proprietary heat-activated liposomal encapsulation of doxorubicin, is under investigator-sponsored development for several cancer indications. Celsion also has two platform technologies for the development of novel nucleic acid-based immunotherapies and other anti-cancer DNA or RNA therapies. Both are novel synthetic, non-viral vectors with demonstrated capability in nucleic acid cellular transfection. For more information on Celsion, visit www.celsion.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-looking statements in this news release are made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, statements relating to the offering and the use of proceeds therefrom, unforeseen changes in the course of research and development activities and in clinical trials; the uncertainties of and difficulties in analyzing interim clinical data, particularly in small subgroups that are not statistically significant; FDA and regulatory uncertainties and risks; the significant expense, time and risk of failure of conducting clinical trials; the need for Celsion to evaluate its future development plans; possible acquisitions or licenses of other technologies, assets or businesses; possible actions by customers, suppliers, competitors or regulatory authorities; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Celsion’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Celsion assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events, new information or otherwise.
Celsion Investor Contact
Jeffrey W. Church
Executive Vice President and CFO
609-482-2455
jchurch@celsion.com
or
LHA Investor Relations
Kim Sutton Golodetz
212-838-3777
kgolodetz@lhai.com