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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 2228, 2026

PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-37568	26-4231384

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

303A College Road East, Princeton, NJ 08540

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

(800) 208-3343

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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 $0.00033 per share	PDSB	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 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §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. Yes ☐ No ☐

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On January 2228, 2026, PDS Biotechnology Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that ~~U.S.~~results ~~Patent~~of ~~Office~~a ~~has~~National ~~issued~~Cancer aInstitute-led ~~Notice~~study of ~~Allowance for~~ the Company’s ~~lead~~investigational ~~asset~~Interleukin-12 (IL-12) tumor targeted immunocytokine, ~~PDS0101~~PDS01ADC, were presented at the American Association of Cancer Research special conference on prostate cancer research, held in Boston, MA on January 20-22, 2026.

A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release Dated January 2228, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document).

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.

	PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Date: January 22, 2026	By:	/s/ Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D.
Date: January 28, 2026	By:	/s/ Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D.
	Name: Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D.
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

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