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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
July
28, 2025
Date
of Report (date of earliest event reported)

Cyclacel
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware |
|
0-50626 |
|
91-1707622 |
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization) |
|
(Commission
File
Number) |
|
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number) |
Level
10, Tower 11, Avenue 5, No. 8
Jalan
Kerinchi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 592000
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(908)
517-7330
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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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(s) |
|
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value
$0.001 per share |
|
CYCC |
|
The Nasdaq Capital Market
|
| Preferred Stock, $0.001
par value |
|
CYCCP |
|
The Nasdaq Capital 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).
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
5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Amended
Series F Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation
On
July 28, 2025, after obtaining the approval of the Board of Directors and majority stockholder of Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”) as disclosed in the Company’s Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2025 (the “Schedule 14C”), the Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate
of Designations, Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Restated Certificate of Designation”)
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Restated Certificate of Designation became effective upon filing.
As
described in the Schedule 14C, the Series F Certificate of Designation provided that the Series F Convertible Preferred Stock could not
be converted or voted in a manner that would result in the holder or his or her transferees or their affiliates holding or voting more
than the lower of (i) the maximum percentage of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the
issuance of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series F Convertible Preferred Stock that could be issued to the holder
without requiring a vote of the stockholders of the Company under the rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Capital Market, and (ii) 4.99%
of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately before the original issue date (the “Series F Ownership Limitation”),
prior to the date that the Company’s stockholders approved the issuance of shares of common stock to the holder thereof. The Restated
Certificate of Designation removes such Series F Ownership Limitation so that the shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock may
be converted and voted without regard to such Series F Ownership Limitation.
Except
for the removal of the Series F Ownership Limitation, the Restated Certificate of Designation does not make any other changes to the
Series F Certificate of Designation.
A
copy of the Restated Certificate of Designation is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
| Exhibit
No. |
|
Exhibit |
| 3.1 |
|
Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series F Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 28, 2025. |
| 104 |
|
Cover Page Interactive
Data File (embedded within the 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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: July 28, 2025 |
Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| |
|
|
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By: |
/s/
Datuk Dr. Doris Wong Sing Ee |
| |
Name: |
Datuk Dr. Doris
Wong Sing Ee |
| |
Title: |
Chief Executive Officer
and Executive Director |