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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): January 14, 2026
ImmunityBio, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-37507 | | 43-1979754 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3530 John Hopkins Court
San Diego, California 92121
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (844) 696-5235
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | IBRX | | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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).
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 14, 2026, ImmunityBio, Inc. (“ImmunityBio” or the “Company”) issued press releases announcing that The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has granted accelerated approval of:
•ANKTIVA® for use in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer whose disease has progressed following standard-of-care therapy; and
•ANKTIVA® plus Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) for the treatment of adult patients with BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer carcinoma in situ, with or without papillary disease.
Copies of the press releases are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 hereto.
The information in this Item 8.01, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto, shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
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Exhibit Number | | Description of Exhibit |
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| 99.1** | | |
| 99.2** | | |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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** Furnished herewith.
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.
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| | | IMMUNITYBIO, INC. |
| | | Registrant |
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| Date: January 14, 2026 | By: | | /s/ David C. Sachs |
| | | David C. Sachs |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |