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): June 3, 2021

ADVAXIS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 452-9813

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Advaxis, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 3, 2021. At the Annual Meeting, the following matters were submitted to a vote of stockholders:

At the close of business on April 15, 2021, the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, there were 137,960,967 shares of the Company’s Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The holders of 84,392,166 shares of the Company’s Common Stock were represented virtually or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum.

At the Annual Meeting, (i) the six directors were elected, (ii) the amendment to the Charter to increase the number of Common Stock was not approved, (iii) the amendment to the 2015 Incentive Plan to increase the existing per-participant annual award limitations included therein was approved, (iv) the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2021 was ratified and (v) the Adjournment Proposal was approved.

Proposal No. 1— Election of Directors

The vote with respect to the election of directors was as follows:

Proposal No. 2 — Amendment to Charter to Increase Number of Common Stock

The vote with respect to the approval of an amendment to Charter to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 170,000,000 shares to 300,000,000 shares was as follows:

Proposal No. 4 — Amendment to 2015 Incentive Plan

The vote to approve an amendment of the Company’s 2015 Incentive Plan to increase the existing limitations on awards granted in any calendar year was as follows:

Proposal No. 6 — Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The vote with respect to the ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2021 was as follows:

Adjournment Proposal — Proposal to adjourn the vote on certain of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting

The vote to adjourn the Annual Meeting to June 17, 2021 to solicit additional proxies to vote in favor of Proposal 3, to approve the reverse stock split proposal, and Proposal 5 to ratify and approve the prior amendment to the Company’s 2015 Incentive Plan (each such proposals as further described in the Company’s proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting, filed with the SEC on April 21, 2021) was as follows:

Item 8.01 Other Events

In accordance with the Adjournment Proposal, which was approved by the stockholders, the Annual Meeting was adjourned to June 17, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time with respect to Proposal 3, to approve an amendment to the Company’s Charter to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio determined by the Board of Directors within a range of one-for-five to one-for-fifteen, without reducing the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock, to be effected in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors at any time within one year of the date of the Annual Meeting without further approval or authorization of the Company’s stockholders, and Proposal 5, to ratify and approve the prior amendment to the Company’s 2015 Incentive Plan, which was adopted following the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to increase the total number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 877,744 shares to 6,000,000 shares.

The adjourned Annual Meeting will be held at the same virtual meeting location, on June 17, 2021 at 10:00 am Eastern Time at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/adxs2021. This will enable the Company’s stockholders of record as of the record date, which was April 15, 2021, additional time to consider and vote on Proposals 3 and 5, and enable the Company’s proxy solicitor, Alliance Advisors, more time to assist the Company with the solicitation of stockholder votes on Proposals 3 and 5.

At the adjourned Annual Meeting on June 17, 2021, stockholders will be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting in the same manner as disclosed in the definitive proxy statement the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2021 and mailed to the stockholders. Valid proxies submitted prior to the reconvened Annual Meeting will continue to be valid for the upcoming reconvened Annual Meeting, unless properly changed or revoked prior to votes being taken at such reconvened Annual Meeting.

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.