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 20, 2023

Eterna Therapeutics Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
001-11460
31-1103425
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1035 Cambridge Street, Suite 18A
    
Cambridge, MA
  
02141
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 582-1199

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

Title of each class
  
Trading symbol
  
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.005 per share
  
ERNA
  
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

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 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On March 20, 2023, Eterna Therapeutics Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022.  The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference in this Item 2.02.

Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.

The information contained in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
 
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except to the extent expressly stated in such filing.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
Number
  
Description
99.1
  
Press release of Eterna Therapeutics Inc. dated March 20, 2023.
104
  
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the XBRL document)

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.

 
Eterna Therapeutics Inc.
   
Dated: March 20, 2023
By:
/s/ Andrew Jackson
   
Chief Financial Officer