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): February 9, 2021
HARROW HEALTH, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-35814 | | 45-0567010 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 102 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 610 | | |
| Nashville, Tennessee | | 37205 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 733-4730
| Not Applicable |
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name on exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | | HROW | | The NASDAQ Global Market |
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Item 8.01. Other Information
On February 9, 2021, Melt Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Melt”) issued a press release (the “Melt PR”) reporting results of a phase 1 study of its drug candidate MELT, a patented combination of midazolam and ketamine in a rapidly dissolving sublingual tablet, to provide sedation and analgesia for patients undergoing cataract surgery. According to the Melt PR, the data from the phase 1 study met Melt’s study objectives, including establishing relative bioavailability and pharmacokinetic parameters, characterizing absorption rates following administration, and was well tolerated by patients. Melt expects to begin its phase 2 clinical study in the third quarter of 2021.
Harrow Health, Inc. owns three million five hundred thousand (3,500,000) shares of Melt common stock, which is approximately 44% of the issued and outstanding voting interests of Melt, along with a mid-single digit royalty right on net sales of MELT.
The foregoing is only a brief description of the Melt PR, does not purport to be a complete description of the Melt PR and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the document, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
All trademarks referenced in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Melt PR are the property of their respective owners.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and 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.
| | HARROW HEALTH, INC. |
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| Dated: February 9, 2021 | By: | /s/ Andrew R. Boll |
| | Name: | Andrew R. Boll |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
