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): February 5, 2018

Heat Biologics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

801 Capitola Drive

Durham, NC  27713

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(919) 240-7133

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

N/A

(Former Name and Former Address)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark 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. þ

Item 3.01.  Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On February 5, 2018, Heat Biologics, Inc. (the “Company”) received written notice (the “February 5, 2018 Notification”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) that it had regained compliance with the NASDAQ’s Minimum Bid Price Requirement (as defined below).

As previously reported, on March 15, 2017, the Company received written notice from the NASDAQ notifying the Company that for the preceding 30 consecutive business days (January 31, 2017 through March 14, 2017), the Company’s common stock did not maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share (“Minimum Bid Price Requirement”) as required by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The notice had no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock and the common stock continued to trade on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “HTBX.”

NASDAQ notified the Company in the February 5, 2018 Notification that the NASDAQ had determined that for the last 10 consecutive business days (from January 22, 2018 through February 2, 2018), the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock has been at $1.00 per share or greater.  Accordingly, the Company has regained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement as required by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), and this matter is now closed.

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.