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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 1, 2021

 

 

 

BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38410   82-1386754
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

555 Long Wharf Drive

New Haven, CT 06511

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

 

(475) 238-6837

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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   BTAI   The 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 (§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   x

 

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.   x

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01Other Events.

 

On December 1, 2021, BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that, in connection with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ongoing review of the Company’s New Drug Application (“NDA”) for its product candidate BXCL501 for the acute treatment of agitation associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders I and II, the Company responded to the FDA’s an information request by the FDA pertaining to analyses of clinical data and was informed the application would require additional time for review. As a result, the previously disclosed Prescription Drug User Fee Act action date for the NDA of January 5, 2022 is now April 5, 2022.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Date: December 1, 2021 BIOXCEL THERAPEUTICS, INC.
   
  /s/ Javier Rodriguez
  Javier Rodriguez
  Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary