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, 2025

MATINAS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-38022		46-3011414
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer ID Number)

1545 Route 206 South, Suite 302

Bedminster, New Jersey

07921

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 484-8805

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		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock		MTNB		NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year.

On August 6, 2025, Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 250,000,000 shares to 500,000,000 shares. The Certificate of Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2025 annual meeting on June 23, 2025 and became effective upon filing.

The foregoing description of the Certificate of Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is filed hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc., dated August 6, 2025
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the 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.

	MATINAS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS, INC.

Dated: August 6, 2025	By:	/s/ Jerome D. Jabbour
	Name:	Jerome D. Jabbour
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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