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): December 15, 2020

 

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-13341 94-3171940
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

400 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 505, South San Francisco, CA 94080

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

650-244-4990

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

 

(Registrant’s 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 Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value TTNP Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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 December 15, 2020, Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) received notification from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) confirming that the Company had regained compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement and is in compliance with all applicable listing standards. Accordingly, the scheduled hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel has been cancelled and the Company’s common stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

  

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
99.1   Press Release dated December 16, 2020

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  TITAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Kate Beebe DeVarney, Ph.D.
  Name: Kate Beebe DeVarney, Ph.D.
  Title: President and Chief Operating Officer

 

Dated: December 16, 2020

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Titan Pharmaceuticals Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Listing Requirements

 

South San Francisco, CA – December 16, 2020 – Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTNP) (“the “Company”) today announced that on December 15, 2020, it received a notification letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) confirming that the Company has regained compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement and is in compliance with all applicable listing standards. Therefore, the scheduled hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel has been cancelled and the Company’s common stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

About Titan Pharmaceuticals

 

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTNP), based in South San Francisco, CA, is a development stage company developing proprietary therapeutics with its ProNeura® long-term, continuous drug delivery technology. The ProNeura technology has the potential to be used in developing products for treating a number of chronic conditions, where maintaining consistent, around-the-clock blood levels of medication may benefit the patient and improve medical outcomes. For more information about Titan, please visit www.titanpharm.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements include, but are not limited to, any statements relating to our product development programs and any other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that could negatively affect our business, operating results, financial condition and stock price. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from management's current expectations include those risks and uncertainties relating to our ability to raise capital, the winding down of U.S. commercial activities related to Probuphine, the regulatory approval process, the development, testing, production and marketing of our drug candidates, patent and intellectual property matters and strategic agreements and relationships. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law.

 

CONTACTS:

 

Stephen Kilmer
Investor Relations
(650) 989-2215

skilmer@titanpharm.com