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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
September
4, 2025
Date
of Report (date of earliest event reported)

Cyclacel
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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0-50626 |
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91-1707622 |
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification Number) |
Level
10, Tower 11, Avenue
5, No. 8
Jalan
Kerinchi, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
59200
(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 |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
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CYCC |
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The
Nasdaq Capital Market |
Preferred
Stock, $0.001 par value |
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CYCCP |
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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
1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
September 4, 2025, Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Warrant Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange
Agreement”) with certain accredited investors (the “Holders”) of existing Series
C common stock purchase warrants (the “Exchanged
Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 559,395 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common
Stock”). The Exchanged Warrants were originally issued pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, dated as of June 20, 2025 by
and between the Company and each Holder. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company agreed to exchange with the Holders, respectively,
the Exchanged Warrants for an aggregate of 559,395 shares of Common Stock (the “New Shares”).
The
foregoing description of the Exchange Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
full text of the form of Exchange Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein
by reference.
Item
3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The disclosure required by this Item
and included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated herein by reference. The New Shares
will be issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9).
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
No. |
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Exhibit |
10.1 |
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Form of Warrant Exchange Agreement |
104 |
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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:
September 4, 2025 |
Cyclacel
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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By: |
/s/
Datuk Dr. Doris Wong Sing Ee |
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Name: |
Datuk
Dr. Doris Wong Sing Ee |
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Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer and Executive Director |