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): September 20, 2023
Seelos Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | | 000-22245 | | 87-0449967 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification
No.) |
| 300 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY | | 10022 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 293-2100
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:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value | SEEL | 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 8.01. Other Events.
On September 20, 2023, Seelos Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing top line results from its double-blind, placebo-controlled cohort (Part 2) of its Phase 2 study of SLS-002 (intranasal racemic ketamine) for Acute Suicidal Ideation and Behavior in adults with Major Depressive Disorder. The press release further announced that the Company will host a webcast on September 20, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss the top line results.
On September 20, 2023, the Company posted an updated corporate presentation (the “Presentation”) on the Company’s website at seelostherapeutics.com, portions of which will be referenced by the Company’s management during the webcast.
Copies of the press release and the Presentation are filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The Presentation is current as of September 20, 2023, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update this material in the future.
The Presentation contains forward-looking statements that involve future risks and uncertainties as contemplated by the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in the Presentation should be regarded as “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the expectations, estimates, projections, beliefs and assumptions of the Company based on information currently available to it, all of which are subject to change. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Many of the important factors that will determine these results and values are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict. Except as otherwise required by law, the Company does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
For additional information about factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risk factors contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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.
| | Seelos Therapeutics, Inc. |
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| Date: September 20, 2023 | By: | /s/ Michael Golembiewski |
| | | Name: Michael Golembiewski |
| | | Title: Chief Financial Officer |
