Form 8-K - Current report

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): December 7, 2023

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-38599	82-3827296
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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:


☐			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 $0.001 per share	AQST	Nasdaq Global 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 7.01			Regulation FD Disclosure

On December 7, 2023, Mark Schobel, Chief Innovation & Technology Officer of Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), adopted a written sales plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Plan") for trading 175,000 shares.

Transactions made under the Plan will be reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with applicable securities laws, rules, and regulations. Except as may be so required, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or report any modification, termination, or other activity under the Plan or any other plan that may be adopted by other officers or directors of the Company.

SIGNATURE

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.


Dated: December 7, 2023	Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.
	By:	/s/ A. Ernest Toth, Jr
		Name: A. Ernest Toth, Jr.
		Title: Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

Cover	Dec. 07, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 07, 2023
Entity Registrant Name	Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-38599
Entity Tax Identification Number	82-3827296
Entity Address, Address Line One	30 Technology Drive
Entity Address, City or Town	Warren
Entity Address, State or Province	NJ
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	07059
City Area Code	(908)
Local Phone Number	941-1900
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
Trading Symbol	AQST
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001398733
Amendment Flag	false