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 15, 2023

DMK PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		0-26372		82-0429727
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11622 El Camino Real, Suite 100

San Diego, CA

92130

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 997-2400

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		DMK		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).

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Item 1.02

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

Effective December 15, 2023, the distribution and commercialization contract between DMK Pharmaceuticals Corporation (the “Company”) and USWM, LLC (“US WorldMeds”) was terminated. US WorldMeds previously held exclusive distribution and commercialization rights for the Company’s SYMJEPI (epinephrine) and ZIMHI (naloxone) products in the United States, and was responsible for marketing, promotion and distribution efforts. The distribution agreement between the Company and US WorldMeds previously was terminated as to the Company’s SYMJEPI products, and now is terminated as to the Company’s ZIMHI product, as well.

Item 8.01

Other Events

On December 21, 2023, the Company issued a press release regarding the termination of the US WorldMeds contract returning the rights to distribute and commercialize ZIMHI to the Company. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing this information and certain other information is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information included in Item 2.02 (including Exhibit 99.1) of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued December 21, 2023.
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.

	DMK PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION

Dated: December 21, 2023	By:	/s/ Seth A. Cohen
	Name:	Seth A. Cohen
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

DMK PHARMACEUTICALS Corp 8-K