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): May 5, 2023

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. 47th 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.)

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):

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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 8.01 Other Events.

On May 5, 2023, Cingulate Inc. (the “Company”) increased the maximum aggregate offering price of the shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) issuable under the At The Market Offering Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., dated January 3, 2023, from $2,650,000 to $4,970,000. A copy of the legal opinion as to the legality of the shares of Common Stock issuable under the Sales Agreement is filed as Exhibit 5.1 attached hereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description

5.1		Opinion of Lowenstein Sandler LLP

23.1		Consent of Lowenstein Sandler LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

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.