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): March 10, 2020

Heat Biologics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

627 Davis Drive, Suite 400

Morrisville, North Carolina 27560

 (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:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Item 1.01.   Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 10, 2020, Heat Biologics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 2 dated March 10, 2020 (“Amendment No. 2”) to the Rights Agreement dated March 11, 2018, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto (“Amendment No. 1”) dated March 8, 2019 (the “ Rights Agreement”) by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as rights agent. Under the terms of Amendment No. 2, the expiration date of the Company’s stockholder rights plan has been extended to March 11, 2021, or such earlier date that the Company redeems or exchanges the rights as described in the Rights Agreement.

A copy of Amendment No. 2 is included as Exhibit 4.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.   A copy of the Rights Agreement as originally executed is included as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and Amendment No. 1 is included as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and such agreements are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary of Amendment No. 2 and the Rights Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to Exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3.

Item 3.03.   Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.

Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 12, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company granted two executive officers of the Company, Dr. Jeff Hutchins, Chief Scientific Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and William Ostrander, Vice President of Finance of the Company, the following equity-based awards: (i) Dr. Hutchins was awarded a stock option to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, and (ii) Mr. Ostrander was awarded a stock option to purchase 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The stock option awards vest pro rata on a monthly basis over 48 months commencing on April 1, 2020, subject to the officer’s continuous service to the Company on each applicable vesting date. The options are exercisable for a period of ten years from the date of grant and have an exercise price of $0.60 per share.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

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.