Form 8-K

 

 

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): April 18, 2015

 

 

SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36150   33-0344842

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

IRS Employer

Identification No.)

6042 Cornerstone Ct. West, Suite B

San Diego, CA 92121

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 210-3700

 

(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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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Items.

On April 18, 2015, Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that three preclinical abstracts are scheduled for poster presentations at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), to be held April 18-22, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.		    Description
99.1    Press release dated April 18, 2015.

SIGNATURE

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.

Dated: April 20, 2015

 

SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:

/s/ Henry Ji

Name: Henry Ji
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer