SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC. Form 8-K (Nov. 27, 2020)

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Current report on Form 8-K for an event dated November 27, 2020, filed by Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. Under Item 8.01, the report states that on November 27, 2020 the company issued a press release. The release announced that SmartPharm Therapeutics, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, was awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), co-funded by the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND), to develop a rapid countermeasure to COVID-19 using gene-encoded neutralizing antibodies. Henry Ji signed on November 27, 2020.

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“SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC. Form 8-K (Nov. 27, 2020).” Original at www.sec.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/sec-srne-8-k-filed2020-11-27-0001104659-20-129783-36751c1a21/, SHA-256 aa68e1c134447aa555fb81dbc766b48f3fbec9d1b6c6be0f67910048776c3f63.

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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): November 27, 2020

SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
in its Charter)

Delaware | 001-36150 | 33-0344842
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

4955 Directors Place

San Diego , CA 92121

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code: ( 858 ) 203-4100

N/A

(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:

¨ | 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 | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | SRNE | 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 ¨

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 8.01. Other Events.

On November 27, 2020, Sorrento Therapeutics,
Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that SmartPharm Therapeutics, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company, was awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), co-funded by the Joint Program
Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND), to develop a rapid countermeasure to
COVID-19 using gene-encoded neutralizing antibodies. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits.

(d) Exhibit.

99.1 | Press Release, dated November 27, 2020.
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL).

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.

SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: November 27, 2020 | By: | /s/ Henry Ji, Ph.D.
Name: Henry Ji, Ph.D.
Title: Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

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