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Pulse Biosciences Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
August 6, 2026
Period
Aug 6, 2026
Ticker
PLSE
Accession
0001437749-26-026351
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Pulse Biosciences enters into at-the-market equity distribution with Mizuho to sell up to $75M of common stock.

About Pulse Biosciences Inc
Market cap
$3.5B
1Y TSR
+178.5%
3Y TSR
+84.0%
Board grade
B
Sector
Healthcare
CEO
Paul A Laviolette
Last annual meeting: Jun 11, 2026 · View full Pulse Biosciences Inc profile →
plse20260806_8k.htm
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 6, 2026
 
Pulse Biosciences, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
001-37744
46-5696597
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
3957 Point Eden Way
HaywardCalifornia 94545
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
510-906-4600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
 
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
☐ 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
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share
PLSE
The Nasdaq Stock Market
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 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On August 6, 2026, Pulse Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an equity distribution agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Mizuho Securities USA LLC (“Mizuho”) as sales agent, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, through Mizuho shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $75,000,000 (the “Shares”).
 
The Company is not obligated to sell any Shares under the Sales Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, Mizuho will use commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, to sell Shares from time to time based upon the Company’s instructions, including any price, time or size limits or other customary parameters or conditions specified by the Company. Under the Sales Agreement, Mizuho may sell Shares in transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), including sales made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions, including directly on The Nasdaq Capital Market or into any other existing trading market for the Shares, or sales made to or through a market maker, including block trades or block sales, or by any other method permitted by law, including negotiated transactions. Sales may be made at market prices prevailing at the time of a sale or at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The Company will pay Mizuho compensation at a commission rate of up to 3.0% of the gross sales price of any Shares sold under the Sales Agreement. The Company also will reimburse Mizuho for certain specified expenses in connection with entering into the Sales Agreement. The Company has no obligation to sell any of the Shares under the Sales Agreement and may at any time suspend solicitations and offers under the Sales Agreement.
 
The issuance and sale, if any, of the Shares by the Company under the Sales Agreement will be made pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-293596) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 19, 2026, and declared effective as of February 27, 2026. The Company filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC on August 6, 2026 in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement.
 
The foregoing description of the Sales Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Sales Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The legal opinion of Baker & Hostetler LLP, counsel to the Company, relating to the validity of the issuance and sale of the Shares being offered pursuant to the Sales Agreement, is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any Shares under the Sales Agreement nor shall there be any sale of such Shares in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit
Number
Description
 
 
1.1
5.1
23.1
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, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
PULSE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: August 6, 2026
By:
/s/ Paul A. LaViolette
 
 
 
Paul A. LaViolette
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
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When did Pulse Biosciences Inc file this 8-K?
Pulse Biosciences Inc (PLSE) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on August 6, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001437749-26-026351.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Pulse Biosciences enters into at-the-market equity distribution with Mizuho to sell up to $75M of common stock. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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