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): October 11, 2023

DMK PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	0-26372	82-0429727
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11622 El Camino Real, Suite 100 San Diego, CA	92130
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 997-2400

(Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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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 Exchange Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	DMK	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

As previously disclosed, on April 12, 2023, DMK Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“DMK” or the “Company”) received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) stating that the market value of the Company’s common stock closed below the minimum $35 million threshold required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2) (the “Rule”) for the previous 30 consecutive trading days and, in accordance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company was provided 180 calendar days, or until October 9, 2023, to regain compliance with the Rule.

On October 11, 2023, the Company received notice from the Staff that the Company’s common stock was subject to delisting unless the Company timely requests a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”). The Company plans to timely request a hearing before the Panel, which request will stay any further action by Nasdaq at least until the hearing is held and any extension the Panel may grant to the Company following the hearing expires. There can be no assurance, however, that the Panel will grant the Company’s request for continued listing or that the Company will regain compliance with the Rule prior to the expiration of any extension that may be granted to the Company following the hearing.

Forward-looking Statements

The Company makes forward-looking statements in this report within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to expectations or forecasts for future events. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words “may,” “might,” “will,” “will likely result,” “should,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “continue,” “target” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to the Company as of the date of this report and involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements herein due to a variety of factors, including the Company’s ability to regain compliance with the Rule during any compliance period or in the future or otherwise meet Nasdaq compliance and listing standards, and other risks and uncertainties set forth in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and except as may be required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update or release publicly the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements or to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date of this Report. Certain of these risks and additional risks, uncertainties, and other factors are described in greater detail in the Company’s filings from time to time with the SEC, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and subsequent filings with the SEC, which the Company strongly urges you to read and consider, all of which are available free of charge on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

	DMK PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dated:  October 16, 2023	By:	/s/ Ebrahim Versi
	Name:	Ebrahim Versi
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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