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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): August 13, 2026

 

Akari Therapeutics, Plc

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

England and Wales   001-36288   98-1034922

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

401 East Jackson Street, Suite 3300

Tampa, FL 33602 

 

(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (929) 274-7510

 

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:

 

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

American Depositary Shares, each representing 80,000 Ordinary Shares   AKTX   The Nasdaq Capital Market
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.000000005 per share*        

 

*Trading, but only in connection with the American Depositary Shares.

 

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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On August 13, 2026, Akari Therapeutics, Plc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first half of the year ending December 31, 2026 and certain other information. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference to this Item 2.02.

 

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such a filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information so furnished.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
99.1   Press Release, dated August 13, 2026, of Akari Therapeutics, Plc.
104   The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

 

 
 

 

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.

 

  Akari Therapeutics, Plc
   
Date: August 13, 2026 By: /s/ Kameel Farag
    Kameel Farag
    Interim Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 


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