Current Report Filing (8-k)

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):

August 9, 2022

CINGULATE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-40874	86-3825535
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

1901 W. 47^th Place

Kansas City, KS 66205

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(913) 942-2300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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 exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

CING

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(Nasdaq Capital Market)

Warrants, exercisable for one share of common stock

CINGW

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(Nasdaq Capital Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 9, 2022, Cingulate Therapeutics, LLC (“CTx”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cingulate Inc. (the “Company”), executed a $5 million promissory note (the “Note”) in favor of Werth Family Investment Associates LLC (“WFIA”). WFIA owns 871,731 shares of the Company’s common stock and Peter J. Werth, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and the manager of WFIA, owns 21,849 shares of the Company’s common stock.

The Audit Committee and Board reviewed the terms of the Note pursuant to the Company’s Policy and Procedures for Related Person Transactions and determined that the Note is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Due to the issuance of the Note, the Board determined that Mr. Werth is no longer an independent director.

CTx received the principal amount of the Note from WFIA on August 10, 2022. Outstanding principal and all accrued and unpaid interest is due and payable on August 8, 2025 unless accelerated due to an event of default. Beginning April 1, 2023, WFIA has the right during the first five business days of each calendar quarter to demand payment of all outstanding principal and interest 120 days following notice to CTx. CTx may prepay the Note, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty; provided, that no amount repaid may be reborrowed.

The foregoing description of the Note does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Note, which has been filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 11, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter of 2022 and providing a clinical and business update. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference.

Item 2.03.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangments of Certain Officers.

On August 9, 2022, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, expanded the size of the Board to eight directors and appointed Scott Applebaum as a Class III director to serve until the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. The Board also appointed Mr. Applebaum to serve on the Audit Committee.

Mr. Applebaum will receive the standard compensation for non-employee directors, as described in the section entitled “2022 Director Compensation Program” in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 22, 2022, including a prorated cash retainer and grant of 12,000 non-qualified stock options. In addition, the Company intends to enter into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Applebaum in substantially the form filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on September 9, 2021.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Applebaum and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as a director of the Company and there are no familial relationships between Mr. Applebaum and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers. There are no transactions to which the Company is a party and in which Mr. Applebaum has a direct or indirect material interest that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. The Board has affirmatively determined that Mr. Applebaum qualifies as an “independent director” under the Nasdaq listing requirements.

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Applebaum’s appointment is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Promissory Note, dated August 9, 2022, between Cingulate Therapeutics, LLC and Werth Family Investment Associates LLC

99.1		Press Release dated August 11, 2022

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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.