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AIM ImmunoTech (NYSE: AIM) pursues $4.2M via warrant inducement financing

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AIM ImmunoTech Inc. entered into a warrant exercise inducement agreement with holders of existing warrants covering up to 8,719,928 shares of common stock. Holders agreed to exercise these warrants for cash at a reduced exercise price of $0.48 per share.

In return, the company will issue new Class H Inducement Warrants to purchase up to 17,439,856 shares of common stock at $0.60 per share, with a five-year term starting on the stockholder approval date. If all existing warrants are exercised in full, AIM ImmunoTech expects to receive approximately $4.20 million in gross proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The company engaged Ladenburg Thalmann as placement agent, agreeing to an 8.0% cash fee on aggregate gross proceeds, a 0.75% management fee, reimbursement of up to $50,000 of expenses, and issuance of placement agent warrants for up to 6% of the exercised shares. The Inducement Warrants were issued under a Section 4(a)(2) exemption and the related shares will be registered for resale after closing.

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AIM trades near-term warrant cash for larger future warrant overhang.

AIM ImmunoTech structures a warrant exercise inducement to unlock cash from existing warrant holders by cutting the exercise price to $0.48 per share. In exchange, it issues new Class H warrants at $0.60, sized at 200% of the exercised shares, with a five-year term.

If all existing warrants are exercised, the company would receive about $4.20 million in gross proceeds, designated for working capital and general corporate purposes. This improves near-term liquidity but adds a sizeable potential equity overhang through up to 17,439,856 Inducement Warrant shares plus placement agent warrants.

The engagement with Ladenburg Thalmann includes an 8.0% cash fee on gross proceeds, a 0.75% management fee, expense reimbursement up to $50,000, and additional placement agent warrants. The Inducement Warrants rely on stockholder approval for share issuance and a follow-on resale registration the company plans to file within 30 days after the stated closing date of May 8, 2026.

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement Business
The company signed a significant contract such as a merger agreement, credit facility, or major partnership.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities Securities
The company sold equity securities in a private placement or other unregistered transaction.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Existing warrants coverage 8,719,928 shares Aggregate shares underlying Existing May 2024, September 2024 and July 2025 Warrants
Reduced exercise price $0.48 per share Cash exercise price for existing warrants under inducement letter
Inducement Warrants size 17,439,856 shares Up to 200% of shares issued on exercise of existing warrants
Inducement Warrant exercise price $0.60 per share Exercise price for new Class H Inducement Warrants
Potential gross proceeds $4.20 million If all existing warrants are exercised in full
Placement agent cash fee 8.0% of gross proceeds Cash fee payable to Ladenburg Thalmann under engagement agreement
Placement agent warrants 6% of exercised shares Warrants granted to placement agent based on shares issued in inducement
Stockholder meeting deadline 75 days Latest date after closing to convene meeting for approval, if required
warrant exercise inducement offer letter agreement financial
"entered into a warrant exercise inducement offer letter agreement (the “Inducement Letter”)"
Inducement Warrants financial
"new Class H warrants to purchase up to 17,439,856 shares of Common Stock (the “Inducement Warrants”)"
Placement Agent Warrants financial
"issue to the Placement Agent or its designees warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase up to 6% of the aggregate number of shares"
Placement agent warrants are options given to the broker or intermediary who helps a company sell shares privately; they grant the holder the right to buy a set number of company shares at a fixed price in the future. For investors, these warrants matter because exercising them increases the total shares outstanding and can dilute existing ownership and earnings per share, similar to adding more slices to a pizza and reducing the size of each existing slice.
piggyback registration rights regulatory
"will have an exercise price equal to 125% of the Reduced Exercise Price, and will include piggyback registration rights"
A contractual right that lets existing shareholders join a company’s planned public sale of stock so they can sell their own shares at the same time under the same paperwork. It matters to investors because it gives insiders and early holders an easier, often faster way to convert shares to cash, while also potentially increasing the number of shares offered and affecting the share price — like catching a scheduled bus instead of hiring a private ride to get where you need to go.
Section 4(a)(2) regulatory
"issued the Inducement Warrants pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act ... under Section 4(a)(2)"
Section 4(a)(2) is a part of U.S. securities laws that allows companies to sell their stock directly to certain investors without registering the sale with regulators. This process is often used for private placements, making it easier and faster for companies to raise money from knowledgeable or institutional investors. It matters to investors because it provides an alternative way to buy shares, often with fewer disclosures and lower costs.
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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): May 7, 2026

 

AIM IMMUNOTECH INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-27072   52-0845822
(state or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

2117 SW Highway 484, Ocala, FL   34473
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (352) 448-7797

 

 

(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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share   AIM   NYSE American

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).

 

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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On May 7, 2026, AIM ImmunoTech Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a warrant exercise inducement offer letter agreement (the “Inducement Letter”) with holders (the “Holders”) of (i) Class A and Class B common stock purchase warrants issued on May 31, 2024 (the “Existing May 2024 Warrants”), exercisable for up to an aggregate of 112,819 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), (ii) Class C and Class D Common Stock purchase warrants issued on September 30, 2024 (the “Existing September 2024 Warrants”) exercisable for up to an aggregate of 93,061 shares of Common Stock, and (iii) Class E and Class F Common Stock purchase warrants issued on July 31, 2025 (the “Existing July 2025 Warrants” and together with the Existing May 2024 Warrants and the Existing September 2024 Warrants, the “Existing Warrants”) exercisable for up to an aggregate of 8,514,048 shares of Common Stock. The Existing May 2024 Warrants have an exercise price of $36.30 per share, the Existing September 2024 Warrants have an exercise price of $28.00, and the Existing July 2025 Warrants have an exercise price of $1.439. The resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Existing May 2024 Warrants, Existing September 2024 Warrants, and the Existing July 2025 Warrants are registered pursuant to effective registration statements (File Nos. 333-280761, File Nos. 333-283269, and File No. 333-284443), respectively.

 

Pursuant to the Inducement Letter, the Holders agreed to exercise the Existing Warrants for cash at a reduced exercise price of $0.48 per share in consideration of the Company’s agreement to issue the Holders new warrants to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 200% of the number of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to such Holder’s exercise of Existing Warrants, comprised of new Class H warrants to purchase up to 17,439,856 shares of Common Stock (the “Inducement Warrants” and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Inducement Warrants, the “Inducement Warrant Shares”) with an exercise term of 5 years from the initial exercise date. The initial exercise date of the Inducement Warrants is the Stockholder Approval Date (as defined below), and the exercise price thereof is $0.60 per share.

 

The Company entered into an engagement agreement (the “Engagement Agreement”) with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. (the “Placement Agent”) to act as its placement agent in connection with the transactions summarized above. Pursuant to the Engagement Agreement, the Company will pay the Placement Agent a cash fee of 8.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds. Pursuant to the Engagement Agreement, the Company agreed to reimburse the Placement Agent for its expenses incurred in connection with the offering in an amount up to $50,000. The Company also agreed to issue to the Placement Agent or its designees warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase up to 6% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Inducement Letter to the Holders who agreed to exercise their Existing Warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrant Shares”). The Placement Agent Warrants will have substantially the same terms as the Inducement Warrants, except that the Placement Agent Warrants will be exercisable until the five-year anniversary of the date of issuance, will have an exercise price equal to 125% of the Reduced Exercise Price, and will include piggyback registration rights that are triggered if there is not an effective registration statement covering all of the Placement Agent Warrant Shares while the Placement Agent Warrants are outstanding. Additionally, the Company agreed to pay the Placement Agent a management fee of 0.75% of the aggregate gross proceeds received from the Holders’ exercise of their Existing Warrants.

 

If all of the Existing Warrants are exercised in full, the Company will receive aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $4.20 million (the “Warrant Inducement”). The Company intends to use the net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

The issuance of the Inducement Warrant Shares is subject to stockholder approval under applicable rules and regulations of NYSE American, to the extent required by such rules and regulations (“Stockholder Approval” and the date on which Stockholder Approval is received and deemed effective, the “Stockholder Approval Date”). The Company has agreed to convene a stockholders’ meeting on or before the 75th day following the closing of the Warrant Inducement to approve the issuance of the Inducement Warrant Shares, if required. The closing of the transactions described above is expected to occur on May 8, 2026, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions (the “Closing”).

 

The Company has agreed to file a registration statement on Form S-3 (or other appropriate form if the Company is not then S-3 eligible) 30 calendar days after Closing, to register the resale of the Inducement Warrant Shares and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective within 60 calendar days of its initial filing, or 90 calendar days should the Securities and Exchange Commission conduct a review of the initial filing.

 

 
 

 

The Inducement Letter and form of Inducement Warrant are attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 4.1, respectively. The description of the terms of the Inducement Letter and the Inducement Warrants is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibits. The Inducement Letter contains customary representations, warranties, and covenants by the Company, which were made only for the purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The Company issued the Inducement Warrants pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), available under Section 4(a)(2). Neither the Inducement Warrants nor the Inducement Warrant Shares have been registered under the Securities Act, and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. The description of the Inducement Warrants under Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Neither this Current Report on Form 8-K nor any exhibit attached hereto is an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities of the Company.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
4.1   Form of Class H Common Stock Purchase Warrant
     
10.1   Form of Inducement Letter, dated May 7, 2026
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 
 

 

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.

 

  AIM ImmunoTech Inc.
   
Dated: May 8, 2026 /s/ Thomas K. Equels
  Thomas K. Equels, CEO

 

 

 

FAQ

What warrant inducement transaction did AIM (AIM) announce?

AIM ImmunoTech agreed with warrant holders to have them exercise existing warrants for cash at $0.48 per share. In exchange, AIM will issue new Class H Inducement Warrants equal to 200% of the exercised shares, creating additional potential future equity.

How much cash could AIM (AIM) receive from the warrant inducement?

If all existing warrants covered by the inducement are exercised in full, AIM ImmunoTech expects aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $4.20 million. The company plans to use the net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes, after paying placement agent fees and expenses.

What are the key terms of AIM (AIM) Inducement Warrants?

The Class H Inducement Warrants allow holders to purchase up to 17,439,856 AIM common shares at an exercise price of $0.60 per share. They have a five-year term from the initial exercise date, which begins on the stockholder approval date for issuing the underlying shares.

What fees and warrants does AIM (AIM) grant to the placement agent?

AIM ImmunoTech will pay Ladenburg Thalmann an 8.0% cash fee on aggregate gross proceeds and a 0.75% management fee. It will also reimburse up to $50,000 of expenses and issue placement agent warrants for up to 6% of shares issued in the inducement, at 125% of the reduced exercise price.

How will AIM (AIM) handle registration of the Inducement Warrant Shares?

The Inducement Warrants and underlying shares are initially issued under a Section 4(a)(2) exemption, so they are unregistered. AIM agreed to file a resale registration statement on Form S-3 or another appropriate form within 30 days after closing and use commercially reasonable efforts to have it declared effective.

What stockholder actions affect AIM (AIM) Inducement Warrant Shares?

Issuance of the Inducement Warrant Shares is subject to stockholder approval under NYSE American rules. AIM agreed to convene a stockholders’ meeting on or before the 75th day after the warrant inducement closing to seek approval, if required by applicable listing regulations.

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