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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 25, 2024
Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-38599 | 82-3827296 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
30 Technology Drive
Warren, NJ 07059
(908) 941-1900
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | AQST | Nasdaq Global 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).
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. ☐
On October 25, 2024, Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing a subsequent analysis of the data from the pivotal study of its product candidate Anaphylm™ (epinephrine) Sublingual Film demonstrating comparable PK and PD data regardless of variable placement or intraoral movement will be presented at the American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) annual meeting, which is being held from October 24-28 in Boston, Massachusetts. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
On October 25, 2024, the Company presented an abstract and poster titled “Sublingual Epinephrine Film's Mucoadhesive Properties Ensures Consistent Oral Placement and Drug Release” at the ACAAI annual meeting. A copy of the abstract is filed as Exhibit 99.2 and a copy of the poster is filed as Exhibit 99.3 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
| | Press Release, dated October 25, 2024. |
| | Sublingual Epinephrine Film's Mucoadhesive Properties Ensures Consistent Oral Placement and Drug Release Abstract |
| | Sublingual Epinephrine Film's Mucoadhesive Properties Ensures Consistent Oral Placement and Drug Release Poster |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: October 25, 2024 | Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ A. Ernest Toth, Jr |
| | Name: A. Ernest Toth, Jr. |
| | Title: Chief Financial Officer |