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 1415, 2024

DERMTECH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-38118	84-2870849
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

12340 El Camino Real

San Diego, CA 92130

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (858) 450-4222

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:


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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			DMTK			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 o

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. o

Item 2.~~02. Results~~04 ofTriggering ~~Operations~~Events ~~and~~That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial ~~Condition~~Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.

OnTo ~~May 14, 2024,~~ the ~~Company~~extent ~~issued~~required aby ~~press~~this ~~release~~Item ~~announcing~~2.04, ~~its financial results for~~ the ~~quarter ended March 31, 2024 and certain other~~ information~~. This~~ ~~press~~contained ~~release~~in isItem ~~furnished as Exhibit 99~~8.101 toof this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

~~The information set forth under this~~ Item 28.0201 ~~and~~Other ~~in Exhibit 99~~Events.1 is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit is not to be incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

~~Item~~On 9May 15, 2024, Kilroy Realty, L.01P. ~~Financial~~ ~~Statements~~(the “Landlord”) filed a complaint (the “Complaint”) against DermTech, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Diego, alleging an event of default under that certain Office Lease, by and ~~Exhibits~~between the Landlord and the Company, dated as of July 1, 2023 (as amended, the “Lease”) for failure to pay Basic Rent and Additional Rent (as each term is defined in the Lease) in the aggregate amount of $661,706.34 (the “Past Due Rent”) by no later than May 8, 2024, the date that is five business days after the date the Past Due Rent was due. As of the date hereof, the Company has not paid the Past Due Rent. Pursuant to the Complaint, Landlord is seeking all damages permitted under the Lease, including but limited to payment of the Past Due Rent (subject to increase if the Company fails to pay rent in future months) and other fees and costs permitted under the Lease, as well as its reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses.

~~(d)Exhibits~~The Company is continuing to work with the Landlord to come to an amicable resolution. However, no assurance can be given that the parties will reach an amicable resolution on a timely basis, on favorable terms, or at all. If the Company is unable to resolve the purported default under the Lease, it would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and results of operations. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update any of the statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances, or otherwise.

ExhibitNo.						Description
99.1						Press Release, dated May 14, 2024
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

	DERMTECH, INC.
Date: May 14, 2024	By:	/s/ Kevin Sun
Date: May 17, 2024	By:	/s/ Kevin Sun
	Name:	Kevin Sun
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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