Additional Proxy Soliciting Materials (definitive) (defa14a)

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 earliest event reported: November 3, 2021

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

001-33678

68-0454536

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2000 Powell Street, Suite 1150, Emeryville, CA 94608

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(510) 899-8800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐	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))

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 $0.01 per share		NBY		NYSE American

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 November 3, 2021, NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company had closed a private placement for gross proceeds of $15.0 million, the terms of which were previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 1, 2021. This press release containing this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated by reference.

The Commission encourages registrants to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand the future prospects of a registrant and make informed investment decisions. This Item 8.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 may contain these types of statements, which are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and which involve risks, uncertainties and reflect the Company’s judgment as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. These statements are subject to inherent uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to rely unduly on forward-looking statements when evaluating the information presented within.

Additional Information

In connection with the financing of the transaction, certain stockholder matters will need to be voted upon (the “Stockholder Matters”) and the Company filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Commission on November 2, 2021, and intends to subsequently mail a definitive proxy statement relating to the Stockholder Matters. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the Stockholder Matters, and is not intended to form the basis of any voting decision, investment decision or any other decision in respect of the Stockholder Matters. The Company’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read the preliminary proxy statement and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement and other documents filed in connection with the Stockholder Matters, as these materials will contain important information about these matters, as well as the Company, DERMAdoctor, LLC, the private placement and the acquisition of DERMAdoctor, LLC. When available, the definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials will be mailed to stockholders of the Company as of a record date to be established for voting on the Stockholder Matters. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement, the definitive proxy statement and other documents filed with the Commission, without charge, once available, at the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2000 Powell Street, Suite 1150, Emeryville, CA 94608, attention: Corporate Secretary.

Participants in the Solicitation

The Company and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders with respect to the Stockholder Matters. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in the Company is contained in the Company’s filings with the Commission, including in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the Commission and is available free of charge at the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2000 Powell Street, Suite 1150, Emeryville, CA 94608, attention: Corporate Secretary. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants is contained in the preliminary proxy statement and will be contained in the definitive proxy statement for the Stockholder Matters when available.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated November 3, 2021
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.