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): April 16, 2020
 
AYTU BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-38247
 
47-0883144
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
373 Inverness Parkway, Suite 206
Englewood, CO 80112
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 437-6580
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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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
 
AYTU
 
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
 
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 April 16, 2020, Aytu BioScience, Inc. (the “Company”) a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing novel products that address significant patient needs announced today that results from an independent clinical study using the Company’s licensed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) IgG/IgM Rapid Test were published in the journal Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, further validating the accuracy, specificity and performance of the antibody rapid test.
 
Forward-Looking Statement
 
This current report on Form 8-K 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, or the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this presentation, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are generally written in the future tense and/or are preceded by words such as ''may,'' ''will,'' ''should,'' ''forecast,'' ''could,'' ''expect,'' ''suggest,'' ''believe,'' ''estimate,'' ''continue,'' ''anticipate,'' ''intend,'' ''plan,'' or similar words, or the negatives of such terms or other variations on such terms or comparable terminology. These statements are just predictions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual events or results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, among others: market and other conditions, the regulatory and commercial risks associated with introducing the COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test, shipping delays and their impact on our ability to introduce the COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test, our ability to enforce our exclusive rights to distribute the COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test in the jurisdictions set forth in the distribution agreement, the ability of the COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test to accurately and reliably test for COVID-19, the manufacture of the COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test’s ability to manufacture such testing kits on a high volume scale, manufacturing problems or delays related to the COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test, our ability to satisfy any labelling conditions or other FDA or other regulatory conditions to sell the COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Kit, the ability to obtain a sufficient number of COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test kits to meet demand if any, the demand or lack thereof for the COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Kit, effects of the business combination of Aytu and the Commercial Portfolio and the recently completed merger ("Merger") with Innovus Pharmaceuticals, including the combined company's future financial condition, results of operations, strategy and plans, the ability of the combined company to realize anticipated synergies in the timeframe expected or at all, changes in capital markets and the ability of the combined company to finance operations in the manner expected, the diversion of management time on Merger-related issues and integration of the Commercial Portfolio, the ultimate timing, outcome and results of integrating the operations the Commercial Portfolio and Innovus with Aytu's existing operations, risks relating to gaining market acceptance of our products, obtaining or maintaining reimbursement by third-party payors for our prescription products, the potential future commercialization of our product candidates, the anticipated start dates, durations and completion dates, as well as the potential future results, of our ongoing and future clinical trials, the anticipated designs of our future clinical trials, anticipated future regulatory submissions and events, our anticipated future cash position and future events under our current and potential future collaboration. We also refer you to the risks described in ''Risk Factors'' in Part I, Item 1A of the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the other reports and documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
The following exhibit is being filed herewith:
 
Exhibit
 
Description
 
Press release announcement dated April 16, 2020
 
 
 
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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.
 
 
AYTU BIOSCIENCE, INC.
 
 
 
Date: April 16, 2020
By:
/s/ Joshua R. Disbrow
 
 
Joshua R. Disbrow
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
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