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): March 21, 2020
JAGUAR HEALTH, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36714 | 46-2956775 | ||
|
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
|
201 Mission Street, Suite 2375
San Francisco, California |
94105 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 371-8300
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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 x
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. x
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 | JAGX | The NASDAQ Capital Market |
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On March 21, 2020, Jaguar Health, Inc. (the “Company”) submitted a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Emergency Use Authorization for crofelemer (Mytesi®) for the symptomatic relief of diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with COVID-19 and for patients with COVID-19 who have diarrhea associated with certain antiviral treatments. The American College of Gastroenterology, a medical association that represents thousands of gastroenterologists from around the world that has been studying coronavirus cases, found that coronavirus may present with not only respiratory symptoms, but also with diarrhea.
SIGNATURES
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.
| JAGUAR HEALTH, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Lisa A. Conte | ||
| Name: | Lisa A. Conte | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer & President | ||
| Date: March 23, 2020 | |||