Protagenic Therapeutics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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PROTAGENIC THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 30, 2025, Protagenic Therapeutics, Inc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company was granted a new patent in Japan for its modified stilbenoid program drug candidates. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued July 30 2025, furnished herewith. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are 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.
| Protagenic Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
| Date: July 30, 2025 | By: | /s/ Barrett Evans |
| Barrett Evans | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||