Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): September 12, 2022

CEL-SCI CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Colorado

001-11889

84-0916344

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

8229 Boone Blvd. #802

Vienna, VA 22182

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 506-9460

N/A

(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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		CVM		NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§203.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§204.12b-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. £

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 12, 2022, the Company issued a press release, filed as Exhibit 99, concerning two poster presentations that were delivered at the European Society for Medical Oncology (EMSO) annual Congress in Paris, France. Data presented were from the Company’s pivotal Phase 3 study, the largest study ever conducted in newly diagnosed locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description

99		Press Release re. ESMO Presentations

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: September 13, 2022