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): November 29, 2022
Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other |
001-39752 (Commission |
85-1410058 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor
New York, New York 10036
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(973) 242-0005
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 Under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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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 | PTPI | 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 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. ¨
Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
To the extent required by Item 3.03 of Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 5.03 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On November 29, 2022, Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of Delaware to effect a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), either issued and outstanding or held by the Company as treasury stock, effective as of 4:05 p.m. (Delaware time) on November 30, 2022 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). As reported below under Item 5.07 of this report, the Company held its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on November 29, 2022, at which meeting the Company’s stockholders approved the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) to effect a reverse stock split of the Common Stock at a ratio in the range of 1-for-4 to 1-for-10, with such ratio to be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and included in a public announcement. Following the Annual Meeting, the Board determined to effect the Reverse Stock Split at a ratio of 1-for-10 and approved the corresponding final form of the Certificate of Amendment.
As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every ten shares of issued and outstanding Common Stock will be automatically combined into one issued and outstanding share of Common Stock, without any change in the par value per share. No fractional shares will be issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. Any fractional shares that would otherwise have resulted from the Reverse Stock Split will be rounded up to the next whole number. The Reverse Stock Split will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding from 20,708,024 shares to approximately 2,070,803 shares, subject to adjustment for the rounding up of fractional shares. The number of authorized shares of Common Stock under the Certificate of Incorporation will remain unchanged at 150,000,000 shares.
Proportionate adjustments will be made to the per share exercise price and the number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased upon exercise of outstanding stock options granted by the Company. The number of shares reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan will be proportionately reduced in accordance with the terms of such plan.
The Common Stock will begin trading on a reverse stock split-adjusted basis on The Nasdaq Stock Market on December 1, 2022. The trading symbol for the Common Stock will remain “PTPI.” The new CUSIP number for the Common Stock following the Reverse Stock Split is 71678J209.
For more information about the Reverse Stock Split, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 12, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”), the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference. The information set forth herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is filed with this report as Exhibit 3.1.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting was held on November 29, 2022. As of the close of business on October 11, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 20,708,024 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote on the proposals described below. The matters described below were submitted to a vote of the holders of the Company’s Common Stock at the Annual Meeting. Each proposal is described in detail in the Proxy Statement.
| 1. | Election of the five directors named in the Proxy Statement to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve one-year terms expiring in 2023. |
| Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| John D. Shulman | 8,309,762 | 765,431 | 48,072 | 3,648,394 | ||||||||||||
| Joshua N. Silverman | 8,283,834 | 776,472 | 62,959 | 3,648,394 | ||||||||||||
| Bruce T. Bernstein | 8,164,648 | 895,660 | 62,957 | 3,648,394 | ||||||||||||
| Gregory Bradley | 8,167,712 | 890,551 | 65,002 | 3,648,394 | ||||||||||||
| Wayne R. Walker | 7,864,134 | 1,196,122 | 63,009 | 3,648,394 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | Approval of an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to effect, at the discretion of the Board but prior to the one-year anniversary of the date on which the reverse stock split is approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting, a reverse stock split of all of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock, at a ratio in the range of 1-for-4 to 1-for-10, with such ratio to be determined by the Board in its discretion and included in a public announcement (the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal”). |
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 10,905,548 | 1,792,112 | 73,999 |
| 3. | Ratification of the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. |
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 11,890,468 | 746,151 | 135,040 |
| 4. | Approval, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers. |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 8,132,818 | 893,328 | 97,119 | 3,648,394 |
| 5. | Approval of a proposal to adjourn the Annual Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Reverse Stock Split Proposal. |
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 11,180,241 | 1,438,591 | 152,827 |
For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Proxy Statement, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference. The results reported above are final voting results. No other matters were considered or voted upon at the meeting.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 30, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the Reverse Stock Split. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The Company undertakes no obligation to update, supplement or amend the materials attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by reference in such a filing. Furthermore, the furnishing of information under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is not intended to constitute a determination by the Company that the information contained herein, including the exhibits hereto, is material or that the dissemination of such information is required by Regulation FD.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, issued November 30, 2022 (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01) | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| PETROS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| Date: November 30, 2022 | By: | /s/ Fady Boctor |
| Name: Fady Boctor | ||
| Title: President and Chief Commercial Officer | ||
Exhibit 3.1
Certificate of
Amendment
of
Amended And Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of
Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify that:
| 1. | The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of this Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on December 1, 2020 (the “Certificate of Incorporation”). | |
| 2. | Resolutions were duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation setting forth this proposed Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation and declaring said amendment to be advisable and calling for the consideration and approval thereof at a meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation. | |
| 3. | Resolutions were duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation set forth below, providing that, effective as of 4:05 PM, New York time, on November 30, 2022, each ten (10) issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, shall be converted into one (1) share of the Corporation’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, as constituted following such date. | |
| 4. | The Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended by revising Article FOURTH to include a new paragraph A.3. as follows: |
“3. Reverse Split. Upon the effectiveness of the filing of this Certificate of Amendment (the “Effective Time”) each share of the Corporation’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Old Common Stock”), either issued or outstanding or held by the Corporation as treasury stock, immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be automatically reclassified and combined (without any further act) into a smaller number of shares such that each ten shares of Old Common Stock issued and outstanding or held by the Company as treasury stock immediately prior to the Effective Time is reclassified into one share of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Corporation (the “New Common Stock”), without increasing or decreasing the amount of stated capital or paid-in surplus of the Corporation (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Board of Directors shall make provision for the issuance of that number of fractions of New Common Stock such that any fractional share of a holder otherwise resulting from the Reverse Stock Split shall be rounded up to the next whole number of shares of New Common Stock. Any stock certificate that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented shares of the Old Common Stock will, from and after the Effective Time, automatically and without the necessity of presenting the same for exchange, represent the number of shares of the New Common Stock into which such shares of Old Common Stock shall have been reclassified plus the fraction, if any, of a share of New Common Stock issued as aforesaid.”
| 5. | Pursuant to the resolution of the Board of Directors, a meeting of the stockholders of the Company was duly called and held upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware at which meeting the necessary number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the foregoing amendment. | |
| 6. | The foregoing amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. |
[Signature page follows.]
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has caused this Certificate to be duly executed by the undersigned duly authorized officer as of this 29th day of November, 2022.
| Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |||
| By: | /s/ Fady Boctor | ||
| Name: | Fady Boctor | ||
| Title: | President and Chief Commercial Officer | ||
Exhibit 99.1
Petros Pharmaceuticals Announces Reverse Stock Split
Common Stock Will Begin Trading on Split-Adjusted Basis on December 1, 2022
New York – November 30, 2022 – Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Petros” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: PTPI), a leading provider of therapeutics for men’s health, today announced that it intends to effect a reverse stock split of its common stock at a ratio of 1 post-split share for every 10 pre-split shares. The reverse stock split will become effective at 4:05 p.m. on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. Petros’ common stock will continue to be traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol PTPI and will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis when the market opens on Thursday, December 1, 2022.
At the annual meeting of stockholders held on November 29, 2022, Petros’ stockholders granted the Company’s Board of Directors the discretion to effect a reverse stock split of Petros’ common stock through an amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation at a ratio of not less than 1-for-4 and not more than 1-for-10, with such ratio to be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors.
At the effective time of the reverse stock split, every ten shares of Petros’ issued and outstanding common stock will be converted automatically into one issued and outstanding share of common stock without any change in the par value per share. Stockholders holding shares through a brokerage account will have their shares automatically adjusted to reflect the 1-for-10 reverse stock split. It is not necessary for stockholders holding shares of the Company’s common stock in certificated form to exchange their existing stock certificates for new stock certificates of the Company in connection with the reverse stock split, although stockholders may do so if they wish.
The reverse stock split will affect all stockholders uniformly and will not alter any stockholder’s percentage interest in the Company’s equity, except to the extent that the reverse stock split would result in a stockholder owning a fractional share. Any fractional share of a stockholder resulting from the reverse stock split will be rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares. The reverse stock split will reduce the number of shares of Petros’ common stock outstanding from 20,708,024 shares to approximately 2,070,803 shares. Proportional adjustments will be made to the number of shares of Petros’ common stock issuable upon exercise or conversion of Petros’ equity awards, convertible preferred stock and warrants, as well as the applicable exercise price. Stockholders with shares in brokerage accounts should direct any questions concerning the reverse stock split to their broker; all other stockholders may direct questions to the Company’s transfer agent, Pacific Stock Transfer Co. by calling them at +1 (800) 785 7782 or writing them at 6725 Via Austi Parkway, Suite 300, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119.
About Petros Pharmaceuticals
Petros Pharmaceuticals is committed to the goal of becoming a world-leading specialized men's health company by identifying, developing, acquiring, and commercializing innovative therapeutics for men's health issues, including, but not limited to, erectile dysfunction, endothelial dysfunction, psychosexual and psychosocial ailments, Peyronie's disease, hormone health, and substance use disorders.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based upon Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (“Petros,” “we,” “our,” “us” or the “Company”) management’s assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions and beliefs about future events. In some cases, predictive, future-tense or forward-looking words such as “intend,” “develop,” “goal,” “plan,” “predict”, “may,” “will,” “project,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “continue,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “forecast,” “should,” “target,” “strategy” and similar expressions, whether in the negative or affirmative, that reflect our current views with respect to future events and operational, economic and financial performance are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Such forward-looking statements are only predictions, and actual results and the timing of certain events and circumstances may differ materially from those described by the forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the effect that the reverse stock split may have on the price of Petros’ common stock, Petros’ ability to execute on its business strategy, including its plans to develop and commercialize its product candidates; Petros’ ability to comply with obligations as a public reporting company; Petros’ ability to regain and maintain compliance with the Nasdaq Stock Market’s listing standards; the ability of Petros to timely and effectively implement controls and procedures required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; the risk that the financial performance of Petros may not be as anticipated by the merger transactions that resulted in the Company’s creation; risks resulting from Petros’ status as an emerging growth company, including that reduced disclosure requirements may make shares of Petros common stock less attractive to investors; risks related to Petros’ ability to continue as a going concern; risks related to Petros’ history of incurring significant losses; risks related to Petros’ dependence on the commercialization of a single product, STENDRA®; risks related to Petros’ ability to obtain regulatory approvals for, or market acceptance of, any of its products or product candidates; and the expected or potential impact of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, including the emergence of new variants, such as the Omicron BA.5 variant, and the related responses of governments, consumers, customers, suppliers, employees and the Company, on our business, operations, employees, financial condition and results of operations. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements are contained in the Company’s periodic reports and in other filings that the Company has filed, or may file, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere. The Company cautions readers that the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our beliefs, expectations, estimates and assumptions only as of the date of hereof and are not intended to give any assurance as to future results. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of these factors. Further, the Company cannot assess the effect of each such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Accordingly, you should not unduly rely on any forward-looking statements.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events, a change in our views or expectations or otherwise, except as required by federal securities laws.
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