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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 7, 2025

 

DERMATA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-40739   86-3218736
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

3525 Del Mar Heights Rd., #322

San Diego, CA

 

92130

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(858) 800-2543

(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(s)   Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   DRMA   The Nasdaq Capital Market
Warrants, exercisable for one share of Common Stock   DRMAW   The 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 (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 8.01 Other Events.

 

On November 7, 2025, Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a prospectus supplement (the “Current Prospectus Supplement”) to increase the maximum aggregate offering amount of the shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), issuable under the At The Market Offering Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, dated June 7, 2024, by an additional aggregate amount of $1,792,315. The Company previously sold $1,662,142 of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement under a prior prospectus supplement. A copy of the legal opinion as to the legality of the $1,792,315 of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Sales Agreement and covered by the Current Prospectus Supplement is filed as Exhibit 5.1 attached hereto.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
5.1   Opinion of Lowenstein Sandler LLP
     
23.1   Consent of Lowenstein Sandler LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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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.

 

  DERMATA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
     
Dated: November 7, 2025 By: /s/ Gerald T. Proehl
  Name: Gerald T. Proehl
  Title: President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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