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): December 15, 2025
Humacyte, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39532 | 85-1763759 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 2525 East North Carolina Highway 54 Durham, NC | 27713 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
(919) 313-9633
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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 | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | HUMA | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | HUMAW | 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 (§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 x
| 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 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
On December 15, 2025, the Humacyte, Inc. (the “Company”) and Humacyte Global, Inc. (“Global”) agreed with TPC Investments III LP and TPC Investments Solutions LP (collectively, the “Purchasers”), and Hook SA LLC, as agent for the Purchasers (the “Purchasers’ Agent”), to terminate the Revenue Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2023, as amended (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, Global, the Purchasers and the Purchasers’ Agent. The parties also agreed to terminate the option agreement, dated as of May 12, 2023 (the “Option Agreement”).
As consideration for the termination of the Purchase Agreement and the Option Agreement and the satisfaction of all obligations owing thereunder, the Company will pay to the Purchasers $38 million in cash and will issue an aggregate of 5,725,190 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value 0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), to the Purchasers in a registered direct offering (the “Offering”). The $38 million cash payment is expected to be funded by proceeds from a new credit facility. The Offering is being made pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-290231), which was previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2025 and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 22, 2025.
The Offering is expected to close on December 15, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
A copy of the opinion of Covington & Burling LLP relating to the validity of the Shares to be issued in the Offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Shares, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of the Shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Covington & Burling LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Covington & Burling LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1). | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline 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.
| HUMACYTE, INC. | |||
| Date: December 15, 2025 | By: | /s/ Dale A. Sander | |
| Name: | Dale A. Sander | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Corporate Development Officer and Treasurer | ||