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): May 21, 2026
Celularity Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38914 | 83-1702591 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
170 Park Ave Florham Park, New Jersey | 07932 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 768-2170
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| The Stock Market LLC | ||||
| The Stock Market LLC |
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously disclosed by Celularity Inc. (the “Company”) in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 21, 2026, Helena Global Investment Opportunities 1 Ltd. (“Helena”) delivered an exchange notice pursuant to which Helena elected to exchange shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for a Convertible Promissory Note, and subsequently delivered a notice of event of default under such note.
On May 21, 2026, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement with Helena in connection with certain existing transaction documents between the Company and Helena, including the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2025, and related instruments. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the parties agreed to compromise and resolve certain existing claims and to restructure certain obligations under the existing transaction documents. In connection with the settlement, Helena surrendered its shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and the Company agreed to pay Helena (i) pay $500,000 immediately and (ii) five (5) consecutive monthly payments of $100,000, assign certain rights under a $2,500,000 promissory note, and enter into related settlement documents, including an amendment to the existing security agreement. Helena’s release of claims is subject to the Company’s satisfaction of specified release conditions.
The foregoing description of the Settlement Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Settlement Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
To the extent required by Item 2.03, the information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 10.1 | Settlement Agreement dated May 21, 2026, by and between Celularity Inc. and Helena Global Investment Opportunities 1 Ltd. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) |
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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.
| CELULARITY INC. | ||
| Dated: May 28, 2026 | ||
| By: | /s/ John Sprague | |
| Name: | John Sprague | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
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