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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): December 13, 2023
ARCH THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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000-54986
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46-0524102
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
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of incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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235 Walnut Street, Suite 6
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Framingham, Massachusetts
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01702
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 431-2313
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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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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 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
From December 13, 2023 to December 14, 2023, two purchaser parties (the “Advancing Purchasers”) to the previously disclosed Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) dated November 8, 2023, among Arch Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) and the purchasers party thereto (including the Advancing Purchasers), advanced the Company an aggregate of $500,000 (the “Advances”), which Advances are being treated as partial prepayment of the purchase price for the Advancing Purchasers under the SPA. If the transactions contemplated by the SPA are not consummated by February 29, 2023, the Company will be obligated to repay the Advances to the Advancing Purchasers within three business days thereafter.
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.
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ARCH THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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Dated: December 15, 2023
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By:
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/s/ Terrence W. Norchi, M.D.
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Name: Terrence W. Norchi, M.D.
Title: President, Chief Executive Officer
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