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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):
October 9, 2025
Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware |
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0-35737 |
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94-3306718 |
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of incorporation) |
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4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 800
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(240) 497-9024
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
(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)) |
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Common Stock, par value, $0.001 per share |
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OTCQB |
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. ¨
On October 9, 2025, the Company entered into an agreement with
Lead Plaintiff F. Glenn Schaeffer (“Plaintiff”) for settlement of litigation pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery relating
to option awards made in 2020 to Company management and directors. The agreement was set forth in a binding Term Sheet, and was the culmination
of approximately a year of negotiations and a mediation in mid-September. Under the terms of the agreement, 17% of the challenged 2020
options will be cancelled, and the Company’s insurance carriers will pay $2.25 million to the Company.
During the mediation process, the Plaintiff filed an amended complaint
(filed publicly on October 14, 2025), as the Court had directed the Plaintiff to do in an Order dated February 14, 2025. The
claims set forth in the amended complaint are also covered and resolved by the settlement set forth in the Term Sheet.
The parties to the litigation will use their best efforts to complete
the definitive settlement documentation within thirty days. The Company understands that the Plaintiff intends to apply to the Court for
an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses in connection with the litigation. The settlement and any award of fees and expenses are
subject to approval by the Court. Under the terms of the settlement, the cash payment to the Company from the Company’s insurers
is not to be used for any payment of a fee award. It is currently anticipated that the fee award will be paid separately by the Company’s
insurers.
SIGNATURE
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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NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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Date: October 14, 2025 |
By: |
/s/ Linda Powers |
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Linda Powers |
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Chief Executive Officer and Chairman |