U.S. 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 15, 2020

Commission File No. 001-33718

U.S. STEM CELL, INC.

 (Name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

1560 Sawgrass Corporate Pkwy 4th Floor, Sunrise, FL 33323

 (Address of principal executive offices)

 (954) 835-1500

(Issuer’s telephone number)

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):

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, all references in this Form 8-K to “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company,” or the “Company” refer to U.S. Stem Cell, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

U.S. Stem Cell, Inc. (the “Company”) determined that it will be unable to meet the May 15, 2020 deadline to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020 (the “Form 10-Q”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Further, the Company has been following the recommendations of local health authorities to minimize exposure risk for its team members for the past several weeks, including the temporary closures of its corporate offices and having team members work remotely. These disruptions include, but are not limited to, the unavailability of key Company personnel required to prepare the Company’s financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 due to suggested, and mandated, social quarantining and work from home orders.

The Company is relying on the following order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission:

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Release No. 34-88465 / March 25, 2020 ORDER UNDER SECTION 36 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 MODIFYING EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REPORTING AND PROXY DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC COMPANIES

The Company estimates that it will be able to file the Form 10-Q not later than June 29, 2020.

An occurrence of an uncontrollable event such as the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to negatively affect, and has to date negatively affected, our operations.

The occurrence of an uncontrollable event such as the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to negatively affect our operations. A pandemic typically results in social distancing, travel bans and quarantine, and the effects of, and response to, the COVID-19 pandemic has limited access to our facilities, customers, management, support staff and professional advisors. These, in turn, have not only negatively impacted our operations, financial condition and demand for our services, but our overall ability to react timely to mitigate the impact of this event. We anticipate that our first quarter and second quarter 2020 financial results, at a minimum, will be significantly negatively affected by COVID-19; however, the full effect on our business and operation is currently unknown.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain of the statements contained in this report should be considered forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “continue,” “seek,” “target,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “if current trends continue,” “optimistic,” “forecast” and other similar words. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company’s plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, estimates and strategies for the future, and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current objectives, beliefs and expectations, and they are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and financial position and timing of certain events to differ materially from the information in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those set forth in prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There may be other factors of which the Company is not currently aware that may affect matters discussed in the forward-looking statements and may also cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. In addition, there is uncertainty about the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the impact it may have on the Company’s operations, the demand for the Company’s products or services, global supply chains and economic activity in general. The Company does not assume any obligation to publicly update or supplement any forward-looking statement to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting these forward-looking statements other than as required by law. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof or as of the dates indicated in the statement. 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.