Aytu BioPharma (AYTU) 8-K Aytu BioPharma Announces Agreement with Avenue Venture Debt Fund to Extend Interest-Only Period of Company’s Term Loan

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): October 25, 2022

AYTU BIOPHARMA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-38247	47-0883144
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

373 Inverness Parkway, Suite 206

Englewood, CO 80112

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 437-6580

N/A

(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, par value $0.0001 per share	AYTU	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 25, 2022 Aytu Biopharma Inc. (“Aytu”) announced an agreement with the Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. (“Avenue Venture Debt Fund” or “Avenue”) to extend the interest-only period of Aytu’s existing senior secured loan facility held with Avenue. This amendment to the original secured loan agreement, which was executed in January 2022, extends the interest-only period to January of 2024. In exchange for this extension, Aytu and Avenue agreed to reset the exercise price of the warrants issued in conjunction with the original loan agreement to $0.43, corresponding to the warrant exercise price associated with Aytu’s latest equity financing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits	Item
99.1	Press release dated October 25, 2022
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).

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.

	AYTU BIOPHARMA, INC.
Date: October 25, 2022	By:	/s/ Mark Oki
		Mark Oki
		Chief Financial Officer