Form 8-K - Current report

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):

October 8, 2024

LIPOCINE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File No. 001-36357

Delaware

99-0370688

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

675 Arapeen Drive, Suite 202

Salt Lake City, Utah 84108

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 994-7383

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable

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)

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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		LPCN		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 (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 October 8, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had entered into a Supply and Distribution Agreement (the “Phamalink Distribution Agreement”) with Pharmalink to commercialize TLANDO®, its oral testosterone replacement therapy, in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries consisting of Saudia Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed with this report:

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release announcing Lipocine and Phamalink Enter into a Supply and Distribution Agreement to Commercialize TLANDO in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries

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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.

	LIPOCINE INC.

Date: October 8, 2024	By:	/s/ Mahesh V. Patel
		Mahesh V. Patel
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 99.1

Lipocine Announces Supply and Distribution Agreement with Pharmalink to Commercialize TLANDO® in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 8, 2024-- Lipocine Inc. (NASDAQ: LPCN), a biopharmaceutical company leveraging its proprietary technology platform to augment therapeutics through effective oral delivery, today announced an exclusive supply and distribution agreement with Pharmalink https://pharmalink.ae/ to commercialize TLANDO®, its oral testosterone replacement therapy, in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries consisting of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.

Under the terms of the agreement, Lipocine received an upfront payment from Pharmalink and, upon Marketing Authorizations (MA) in individual GCC countries, Lipocine will provide TLANDO drug product to Pharmalink at an agreed transfer price. Pharmalink will have the exclusive rights to TLANDO throughout the GCC region and will be responsible for promotion, distribution and sale of the product in the territory.

“We are very pleased to partner with Pharmalink to bring TLANDO to the GCC region,” said Dr. Mahesh Patel, President and CEO of Lipocine Inc. “This agreement is aligned with our global strategy to expand the availability of TLANDO and make it broadly accessible. Pharmalink’s expertise and established network in GCC make them an ideal partner to support the adoption and growth of TLANDO in the region.”

About TLANDO

TLANDO is approved in the United States by the U.S. FDA as a testosterone replacement therapy (“TRT”) in adult males indicated for conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone: primary hypogonadism (congenital or acquired) and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (congenital or acquired). TLANDO was developed using Lipocine’s proprietary Lip’ral drug delivery technology platform.

For full prescribing information, please visit www.TLANDO.com.

About Lipocine

Lipocine is a biopharmaceutical company leveraging its proprietary technology platform to augment therapeutics through effective oral delivery to develop differentiated products. Lipocine has drug candidates in development as well as drug candidates for which we are exploring partnerships. Our drug candidates represent enablement of differentiated, patient friendly oral delivery options for favorable benefit to risk profile which target large addressable markets with significant unmet medical needs.

Lipocine’s clinical development candidates include: LPCN 1154, oral brexanolone, for the potential treatment of postpartum depression; LPCN 2101, for the potential treatment of epilepsy; LPCN 2203, an oral candidate targeted for the management of essential tremor; LPCN 2401, comprised of an oral proprietary anabolic androgen receptor agonist, as an adjunct therapy to incretin mimetics as an aid for improved body composition in chronic weight management; and LPCN 1148, a novel androgen receptor agonist prodrug for oral administration targeted for the management of symptoms associated with liver cirrhosis. Lipocine is exploring partnering opportunities for LPCN 1107, our candidate for prevention of preterm birth; LPCN 1154, for rapid relief of postpartum depression, LPCN 2401 for chronic weight management, LPCN 1148 for the management of decompensated cirrhosis, and LPCN 1144, our candidate for treatment of non-cirrhotic NASH. TLANDO, a novel oral prodrug of testosterone containing testosterone undecanoate developed by Lipocine, is approved by the FDA for conditions associated with a deficiency of endogenous testosterone, also known as hypogonadism, in adult males. For more information, please visit www.lipocine.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains “forward-looking statements” that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and include statements that are not historical facts regarding our product development efforts, our strategic plans for developing products, our ability to monetize product candidates, including through entering into partnering arrangements, our product candidates and related clinical trials, the achievement of milestones within and completion of clinical trials, the timing and completion of regulatory reviews, outcomes of clinical trials of our product candidates, and the potential uses and benefits of our product candidates. Investors are cautioned that all such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks that we may not be successful in developing product candidates, we may not have sufficient capital to complete the development processes for our product candidates, we may not be able to enter into partnerships or other strategic relationships to monetize our non-core assets, the FDA will not approve any of our products, risks related to our products, expected product benefits not being realized, clinical and regulatory expectations and plans not being realized, new regulatory developments and requirements, risks related to the FDA approval process including the receipt of regulatory approvals, and our ability to utilize a streamlined approval pathway for LPCN 1154, the results and timing of clinical trials, patient acceptance of Lipocine’s products, the manufacturing and commercialization of Lipocine’s products, and other risks detailed in Lipocine’s filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, its Form 10-K and other reports on Forms 8-K and 10-Q, all of which can be obtained on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Lipocine assumes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements contained in this release, except as required by law.

For further information:

Krista Fogarty

Phone: (801) 994-7383

kf@lipocine.com

Investors:

PJ Kelleher

Phone: (617) 430-7879

pkelleher@lifesciadvisors.com

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