8-K
IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. (IOVA)
UNITED STATESSECURITIES 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): June 10, 2025
IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | |
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| (State of Incorporation) | |
| 001-36860 | 75-3254381 |
| Commission File Number | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 825 Industrial Road, Suite 100 | |
| San Carlos, California | 94070 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (650) 260-7120 | |
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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. ¨
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading <br><br>Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which<br><br> registered |
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| Common stock, par value $0.000041666 per value | IOVA | The<br> Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC |
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | |
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On June 10, 2025, Jean-Marc Bellemin, the Chief Financial Officer and principal financial and accounting officer of Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), provided the Company with written notice under his Executive Employment Agreement, dated November 23, 2020, that he would resign from the Company, effective July 10, 2025, to pursue other opportunities.
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: June 13, 2025 | IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ Frederick G. Vogt | |
| Frederick G. Vogt, Ph.D., J.D., Interim CEO and President, and General Counsel |