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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 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 20, 2019 ABEONA THERAPEUTICS INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 001-15771 83-0221517 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 1330 Avenue of the Americas, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10019 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (646) 813-4712 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 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 (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 Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $0.01 par value ABEO Nasdaq Capital 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 8.01. Other Events. On December 20, 2019, Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release entitled “Abeona Therapeutics Receives European Medicines Agency PRIME Designation for ABO-102 Gene Therapy in MPS IIIA.” On December 24, 2019, the Company issued a press release entitled “Abeona Announces Closing of $103.5 Million Underwritten Public Offering and Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares.” The full text of each press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press release dated December 20, 2019, entitled “Abeona Therapeutics Receives European Medicines Agency PRIME Designation for ABO-102 Gene Therapy in MPS IIIA” 99.2 Press release dated December 24, 2019, entitled “Abeona Announces Closing of $103.5 Million Underwritten Public Offering and Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares” 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. Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (Registrant) By: /s/ Edward A. Sturchio Name: Edward A. Sturchio Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel Date: December 26, 2019