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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. | ex99_1.htm |
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): May 21, 2020
Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-38599
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82-3827296
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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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)
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which
registered
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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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AQST
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Nasdaq Global Market
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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 7.01 |
Regulation FD Disclosure.
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On May 21, 2020, Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s plans to advance its strategy to monetize the anticipated royalties associated with
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (“Sunovion”) apomorphine sublingual film therapy, which received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval on May 21, 2020 for the treatment of motor fluctuations (OFF episodes) experienced by people living
with Parkinson’s disease. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of, Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any
such filing.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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Press Release, dated May 21, 2020, announcing the Company’s plans to advance its strategy to monetize the anticipated royalties associated with Sunovion’s apomorphine sublingual film therapy, which received
FDA approval on May 21, 2020 for the treatment of motor fluctuation (OFF episodes) experienced by people living with Parkinson’s disease.
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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: May 22, 2020
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Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ John T. Maxwell
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Name: John T. Maxwell
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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