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): December 5, 2011 CEL-SCI CORPORATION ------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Colorado 0-11503 84-0916344 -------------------- -------------------- ---------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 8229 Boone Boulevard, Suite 802 Vienna, Virginia 22182 ------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 506-9460 N/A ----------------------------- (Former name or former address if changed since last report) Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement On December 9, 2010 CEL-SCI Corporation (CEL-SCI) entered into an At the Market Issuance Agreement with McNicoll Lewis & Vlak LLC, or MLV, under which CEL-SCI may offer and sell shares of its common stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $30,000,000 million from time to time through MLV acting as agent and/or principal. On December 5, 2011 CEL-SCI, per the terms of the agreement, CEL-SCI exercised its right to terminate the agreement. 2 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. Date: December 5, 2011 CEL-SCI CORPORATION By: /s/ Patricia Prichep ------------------------------------- Patricia Prichep, Senior Vice President of Operations 3