UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): April 23, 2020
Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
30 Technology Drive
Warren, NJ 07059
(908) 941-1900
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
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:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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
Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) was granted a $4.8 million loan on April 17, 2020 under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”), Division
A, Title I of the United States CARES Act, which was enacted on March 27, 2020. Based upon guidance issued yesterday by the Federal Government including a presumption that no publicly traded companies are eligible for a PPP loan, the Company
intends to return the PPP loan proceeds within the time period imposed under these new guidelines, subject to any additional guidance that may be issued by the Federal Government on eligibility criteria for public companies who have already been
granted PPP loans.
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.