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):

March 28, 2023

Otonomy, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36591

26-2590070

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


Address Not Applicable¹		Address Not Applicable
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(619) 488-6202

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

4796 Executive Drive

San Diego, California 92121

(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 each exchange

on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share

OTIC

OTC Pink

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 ☐

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. ☐

Otonomy, Inc. (the “Company”) terminated its lease agreement for office space. Accordingly, the Company does not maintain a headquarters. For purposes of compliance with applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, any stockholder communication required to be sent to the Company’s principal executive offices may be directed to the Company’s agent for service of process at Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19808, or to the email address set forth in the Company’s proxy materials and/or identified on the Company’s investor relations website.

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On March 28, 2023, the Company closed the asset sales to Prevail Therapeutics, Inc., an affiliate of Eli Lilly and the Company; Spiral Therapeutics, Inc.; and Dompé farmaceutici S.p.A., as each is further described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2023.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

OTONOMY, INC.

Date: March 30, 2023

/s/ Paul E. Cayer

Paul E. Cayer

President, Secretary, Chief Financial and Business Officer

OTONOMY, INC. 8-K