U.S. 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 30, 2020 (March 26, 2020)

 

iBio, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

001-35023

(Commission File Number)

 

26-2797813

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

600 Madison Avenue, Suite 1601, New York, NY 10022-1737

(Address of principal executive offices (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number: (302) 355-0650

 

                                               N/A                                               

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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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).

 

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.

 

¨  Emerging growth company

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Ticker symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock   IBIO   NYSE American

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01Other Events.

 

On March 26, 2020, iBio, Inc. issued a press release announcing that immunization studies for its SARS-CoV-2 Virus-Like Particle program (“IBIO-200”) are proceeding at Texas A&M University System (“TAMUS”) laboratories. The work is being performed as part of a Master Joint Development Agreement established between iBio and TAMUS in 2016. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01Exhibits

 

99.1Press Release, dated March 26, 2020 issued by iBio, Inc.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

  IBIO INC.
     
     
Date: March 30, 2020 By: /s/Thomas F. Isett
    Name: Thomas F. Isett
    Title: Chief Executive Officer and
       Executive Co-Chairman