# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000748592
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-016685
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-26-016685.hdr.sgml**: 20260217

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-016685

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: SCHEDULE 13D/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260217

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260217

**SUBJECT COMPANY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Ernexa Therapeutics Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000748592
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 03 Life Sciences
- **EIN:** 311103425
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SCHEDULE 13D/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 005-42217
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26645014

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1035 CAMBRIDGE STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 18A
- **CITY:** CAMBRIDGE
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02141
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (617) 798-6700

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 10531 4S COMMONS DRIVE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 166-550
- **CITY:** SAN DIEGO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92127

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Eterna Therapeutics Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20221017

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20210325

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** NTN BUZZTIME INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20051230
**FILED BY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Cherington Charles
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001448698

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SCHEDULE 13D/A

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE BOW STREET
- **CITY:** CAMBRIDGE
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02138

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## SCHEDULE 13D

### Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

**(Amendment No. 8)**

**Ernexa Therapeutics Inc.**

*(Name of Issuer)*

**Common Stock, par value $0.005 per share**

*(Title of Class of Securities)*

**114082308**

*(CUSIP Number)*

**Charles Cherington**<br>c/o Ara Partners, LLC<br>200 Berkeley Street 26th Floor<br>Boston MA 02116<br>617-838-3053

*(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)*

**02/10/2026**

*(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)*

| **CUSIP No.** | **114082308** |

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|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| 1 | Name of reporting person<br>**Charles Cherington** | Name of reporting person<br>**Charles Cherington** | |
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>[x] (a)<br>[ ] (b) | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>[x] (a)<br>[ ] (b) | |
| 3 | SEC use only | SEC use only | |
| 4 | Source of funds (See Instructions)<br>**PF** | Source of funds (See Instructions)<br>**PF** | |
| 5 | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)<br>[ ] | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)<br>[ ] | |
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization<br>**X1** | Citizenship or place of organization<br>**X1** | |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 7 | Sole Voting Power<br>**10791335.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 8 | Shared Voting Power<br>**0.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 9 | Sole Dispositive Power<br>**10791335.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 10 | Shared Dispositive Power<br>**0.00** |
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person<br>**10791335.00** | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person<br>**10791335.00** | |
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)<br>[ ] | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)<br>[ ] | |
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)<br>**34.7%** | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)<br>**34.7%** | |
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>**IN** | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>**IN** | |

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**Comment for Reporting Person:** Rows 7, 9 and 11 consist of (i) 6,779,440 shares of common stock, par value $0.005 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Ernexa Therapeutics Inc. (the "Issuer") (ii) 4,000,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants to purchase 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Warrants") and (ii) 11,895 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 71,306 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") of the Issuer (assuming a conversion rate of 5.9948).

Row 13 is calculated based on an aggregate 31,097,009 of shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding, which is calculated by adding (i) 7,853,538 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of January 27, 2026, as reported on the Issuer's Registration Statement (File No. 333-293150) (the "Registration Statement") on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on February 3, 2026, and declared effective by the SEC on February 5, 2026,  (ii) 19,231,576 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer that was issued in the Offering (as defined below) on February 10, 2026, as reported on the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 10, 2026, (iii) 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer issuable to the Reporting Person upon exercise of the Warrants within 60 days, and (iv) 11,895 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 71,306 shares of Series A Preferred Stock within 60 days, which, for each of (iii) and (iv), are deemed outstanding pursuant to Rule 13-3(d)(1)(i).

The number of shares of Common Stock owned by the Reporting Person reflect the Issuer's 1-for-15 reverse stock split of its outstanding shares of Common Stock that was effected on June 10, 2025 (the "Reverse Stock Split") as reported on the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 12, 2025.

This form is being filed late due to delays encountered during the Reporting Person's initial enrollment and account authorization within the SEC's EDGAR Next System.

**Item 1. Security and Issuer**

**(a) Title of Class of Securities:**
Common Stock, par value $0.005 per share

**(b) Name of Issuer:**
Ernexa Therapeutics Inc.

**(c) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:**
1035 Cambridge Street, Suite 18A, Cambridge, MA, 02141

Pursuant to Rule 13d-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 13D (this "Amendment No. 8") amends certain Items of the Schedule 13D originally filed with the SEC on May 13, 2021 (the "Original Schedule 13D"), as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with the SEC on March 16, 2022 ("Amendment No. 1"), Amendment No. 2 thereto filed with the SEC on December 14, 2022 ("Amendment No. 2"), Amendment No. 3 thereto filed with the SEC on September 7, 2023 ("Amendment No. 3"), Amendment No. 4 thereto filed with the SEC on December 20, 2023 ("Amendment No. 4"), Amendment No. 5 thereto filed with the SEC on March 5, 2025 ("Amendment No. 5"), Amendment No. 6 thereto filed with the SEC on April 4, 2025 ("Amendment No. 6") and Amendment No. 7 thereto filed with the SEC on June 11, 2025 ("Amendment No. 7," and the Original Schedule 13D, as amended by Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4, Amendment No. 5, Amendment No. 6, Amendment No. 7 and this Amendment No. 8 are collectively referred to herein as the "Schedule 13D") by furnishing the information set forth below. Except as set forth below, all previous Items are unchanged.

**Item 4. Purpose of Transaction**

Item 4 is hereby amended by adding the following: The Reporting Person acquired 4,000,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock and 4,000,000 Warrants in the Offering. The Reporting Person has no present plan or proposal that relates to, or could result in, any of the events referred to in paragraphs (a) through (j) inclusive, of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

**Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer**

**(a)**
Rows 7, 9 and 11 consist of (i) 6,779,440 shares of common stock, par value $0.005 per share of the Issuer's Common Stock, (ii) 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants and (iii) 11,895 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 71,306 shares of Series A Preferred Stock  of the Issuer (assuming a conversion rate of 5.9948).

Row 13 is calculated based on an aggregate 31,097,009 of shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding, which is calculated by adding (i) 7,853,538 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of January 27, 2026, as reported on the Issuer's Registration Statement,  (ii) 19,231,576 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer that was issued in the Offering on February 10, 2026, as reported on the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 10, 2026, (iii) 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer issuable to the Reporting Person upon exercise of the Warrants within 60 days,  and (iv) 11,895 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 71,306 shares of Series A Preferred Stock within 60 days, which, for each of (iii) and (iv), are deemed outstanding pursuant to Rule 13-3(d)(1)(i).

The numbers of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Report Person reflect the Reverse Stock Split.

**(b)**
Rows 7 through 10, inclusive, set forth on the cover page to this Amendment No. 8 are hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 5(b).

**(c)**
On February 10, 2026, the Issuer issued 21,000,000 shares of Common Stock and Common Stock equivalents (including pre-funded warrants exercisable for up to 2,000,000 shares) and Warrants to purchase 21,000,000 shares at a combined price of $0.50 per share (or $0.49 per pre-funded warrant to purchase Common Stock) in a best efforts public offering (the "Offering") of Common Stock and Warrants pursuant to the Registration Statement.  The Warrants are immediately exercisable at a price of $0.68 per share. The Warrants are listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "ERNAW" and are immediately exercisable subject to certain ownership limitations (none of which apply to the Reporting Person) and expire on the earlier of (i) the five-year anniversary of the original issuance date or (ii) the 180th calendar day following the public release by the Company of clinical trial data from the first cohort of the Phase 1 study of ERNA-101.The Reporting Person acquired 4,000,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock and 4,000,000 Warrants issued in the Offering.

### SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

**Reporting Person:** Charles Cherington

**Signature:** /s/ Charles Cherington

**Name/Title:** Charles Cherington

**Date:** 02/17/2026