8-K

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): November 2, 2023

CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-50626	91-1707622
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

200 Connell Drive, Suite 1500

Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 517-7330

(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):

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 $0.001 per share	CYCC	The Nasdaq Capital Market
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value	CYCCP	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 (§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.  ¨

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On November 2, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Amendment”). The Amendment, which became effective immediately, reduces the quorum requirement at all meetings of the Company’s stockholders from a majority in voting power of the Company’s shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting to at least one-third in voting power of the Company’s shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
3.1	Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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 thereunto duly authorized.

CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:	/s/ Paul McBarron
Name:	Paul McBarron
Title:	Executive Vice President-Finance,
	Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

Date: November 7, 2023

EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDMENT

TO THE BYLAWS OF

CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

This Amendment (this “Amendment”) to the Second Amended and Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) of Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is effective as of November 2, 2023 and is made pursuant to Article X of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company.

1. Section 2.6 of Article II of the Bylaws is hereby amended by deleting Section 2.6 of Article II of the Bylaws in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

At any meeting of the stockholders, the holders of one third of all of the shares of the stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for all purposes, unless or except to the extent that the presence of a larger number may be required by law. Where a separate vote by a class or classes is required, one third of the shares of such class or classes present in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter.

If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or time.

2. Except as set forth in this Amendment, no terms or conditions of the Bylaws have changed. In the event of any inconsistencies between the terms of this Amendment and the Bylaws, the terms of this Amendment shall prevail.

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