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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Advaxis, Inc. | v337339_ex99-1.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES 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): March 1, 2013
ADVAXIS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 00028489 | 02-0563870 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
305 College Road East
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 452-9813
Not applicable
(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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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 6, 2013, Advaxis, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the departure of Dr. John Rothman, the Company’s Executive Vice President of Clinical and Scientific Operations, effective March 1, 2013. The Company and Dr. Rothman are in the process of finalizing a separation agreement pursuant to which the Company expects that Dr. Rothman will continue to assist the Company as a consultant for a period of one year. A copy of the press release discussing the departure of Dr. Rothman, issued on March 6, 2013 (the “Press Release”), is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
The Press Release also contains information regarding the conference call previously announced on February 28, 2013. As previously announced, this conference call and webcast to discuss the Company’s 2013 business outlook will be held at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on March 6, 2013.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Advaxis, Inc., dated as of March 6, 2013. |
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.
| Dated: March 6, 2013 | Advaxis, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Mark J. Rosenblum | |
| Mark J. Rosenblum | ||
| Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Document Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Advaxis, Inc., dated as of March 6, 2013 |