8-K

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): May 20, 2024

DERMATA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-40739	86-3218736
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

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:

☐	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 each 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 (§ 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 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On May 20, 2024, Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) received a written letter from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) informing the Company that it was not in compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(4)(the “Rule”), which requires the Company to have at least 500,000 publicly held shares to maintain a listing on Nasdaq.

Based on additional information provided to the Staff by the Company, the Staff notified the Company that as of May 24, 2024, the Company has regained compliance with the Rule and the listing matter was closed.

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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: May 24, 2024	DERMATA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Gerald T. Proehl
		Gerald T. Proehl
		President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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Document Information Line Items
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Common Stocks
Document Information Line Items
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Warrants
Document Information Line Items
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