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): ~~February~~March 2417, 2026

IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
(State of Incorporation)

001-36860		75-3254381
Commission File Number		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

825 Industrial Road, Suite 100
San Carlos, California		94070
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(650) 260-7120
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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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 $0.000041666 per share	IOVA	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Item 25.02. ~~Results~~Departure of ~~Operations~~Directors ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Certain ~~Condition~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On ~~February~~March 2417, 2026, Wendy Yarno, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), provided ~~issued~~notice ato ~~press~~the ~~release~~Board ~~announcing~~that ~~its~~she ~~financial~~will ~~results~~retire ~~for~~from the ~~fourth~~Board ~~quarter~~ and ~~fiscal~~not ~~year~~be ~~ended~~standing for re-election at the Company’s annual meeting ~~December~~of ~~31,~~stockholders ~~2025,~~(the ~~and~~“Annual anMeeting”) ~~update~~currently onanticipated ~~recent~~to ~~developments~~be held in June 2026. AMs. ~~copy~~Yarno will serve out her current term as a director of ~~that~~the ~~press~~Company ~~release~~until the Annual Meeting. The decision to retire and not stand for re-election is ~~furnished~~not asdue ~~Exhibit~~to a 99disagreement between the Company and Ms.1 Yarno on any matter regarding the Company’s operations, policies, or practices. The Company thanks Ms. Yarno for her service to the Board.

The information furnished under this Item 2.02, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any subsequent filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as specifically stated in such filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 24, 2026, the Company updated its corporate presentation that it uses for presentations at healthcare conferences and to analysts, current stockholders, and others. A copy of the Company's presentation that it intends to use at such events is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc., dated February 24, 2026.
99.2		Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc., Corporate Presentation - February 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded as Inline XBRL document)

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.

Dated: February 24, 2026	Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
	Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Frederick G. Vogt
Dated: March 20, 2026	By:	/s/ Frederick G. Vogt
	Name:	~~Name:~~Frederick G. Vogt, Ph.D., J.D.	~~Frederick G. Vogt, Ph.D., J.D.~~
	Title:	~~Title:~~Interim CEO and President, and General Counsel	~~Interim CEO and President, and General Counsel~~

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