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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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IMMUNITYBIO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware			43-1979754
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3530 John Hopkins Court San Diego, California			92121
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

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ImmunityBio, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan

(Full title of the plan)

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Richard Adcock

Chief Executive Officer and President

ImmunityBio, Inc.

3530 John Hopkins Court

San Diego, California 92121

(844) 696-5235

(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

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Copies to:


Martin J. Waters						Jason Liljestrom
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.						General Counsel
12235 El Camino Real						ImmunityBio, Inc.
San Diego, California 92130						3530 John Hopkins Court
(858) 350-2300						San Diego, California 92121
						(844) 696-5235

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ¨

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

This registration statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) registers 19,900,000 additional shares of the common stock of ImmunityBio, Inc. (the “Registrant”) to be issued pursuant to the Registrant’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2015 Plan”).

In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the previous Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed by the Registrant with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on July 30, 2015 (File No. 333-205942), August 7, 2019 (File No. 333-233082), and August 10, 2020 (File No. 333-243725), Form S-8 POS on May 21, 2021 (File No. 333-252232), and Form S-8 on June 14, 2022 (File No. 333-265599) (the “Previous Form S-8s”) are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.

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PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents that we have filed with the SEC (excluding those portions of any Form 8-K that are not deemed “filed” pursuant to the General Instructions of Form 8-K):

(1)our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on March 19, 2024;

(2)the information specifically incorporated by reference in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, from our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on April 29, 2024;

(3)the description of our common stock contained in Exhibit 4.7 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2024, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description;

(4)our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on May 9, 2024; and

(5)our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 2, 2024, February 26, 2024, April 23, 2024 (excluding information furnished thereunder), and June 1 2 , 2024.

All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with the rules of the SEC shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

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Item 8. Exhibits.

The documents listed below are incorporated by reference or filed with this Registration Statement on Form S-8, in each case as indicated therein (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

Exhibit
Number

Incorporated by Reference Herein

Description

Form

File No.

Exhibit No.

Filing Date

4.1

Specimen Common Stock Certificate.

S-8 POS

333-252232

4.1

May 21, 2021

4.2

Description of Registrant’s Securities.

10-K

001-37507

4.7

March 19, 2024

5.1*

Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation.

23.1*

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

23.2*

Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).

24.1*

Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).

99.1#*

ImmunityBio, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan .

107*

Filing Fee Table.

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* Filed herewith.

# Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on June 20, 2024.


	IMMUNITYBIO, INC.
	Registrant

Date: June 20, 2024	By:	/s/ Richard Adcock
		Richard Adcock
		Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: June 20, 2024	By:	/s/ David C. Sachs
		David C. Sachs
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: June 20, 2024	By:	/s/ Regan J. Lauer
		Regan J. Lauer
		Chief Accounting Officer
		(Principal Accounting Officer)

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Richard Adcock, David C. Sachs and Jason Liljestrom, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (including his or her capacity as a director and/officer of ImmunityBio, Inc.), to sign the Registration Statement, and any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as they, he or she might or could do in person, hereby and about the premises hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent, proxy and agent, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Patrick Soon-Shiong

Global Chief Scientific and Medical Officer, and
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors

June 20, 2024

Patrick Soon-Shiong

/s/ Richard Adcock

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

June 20, 2024

Richard Adcock

/s/ David C. Sachs

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

June 20, 2024

David C. Sachs

/s/ Regan J. Lauer

Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

June 20, 2024

Regan J. Lauer

/s/ Barry J. Simon

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer and Director

June 20, 2024

Barry J. Simon

/s/ Michael D. Blaszyk

Director

June 20, 2024

Michael D. Blaszyk

/s/ John Owen Brennan

Director

June 20, 2024

John Owen Brennan

/s/ Wesley Clark

Director

June 20, 2024

Wesley Clark

/s/ Cheryl L. Cohen

Director

June 20, 2024

Cheryl L. Cohen

/s/ Linda Maxwell

Director

June 20, 2024

Linda Maxwell

/s/ Christobel Selecky

Director

June 20, 2024

Christobel Selecky

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