Protagenic Therapeutics, Inc.\new 8-K, filed Oct 31, 2025
Protagenic Therapeutics, Inc.\new (PTIX)
About this 8-K
Protagenic Therapeutics, Inc.\new filed this 8-K on October 31, 2025, reporting on events of October 28, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
PROTAGENIC THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Delaware Chancery Court Filing.
On October 28, 2025, Protagenic Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Verified Complaint in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware seeking rescission of the Share Exchange Agreement dated May 15, 2025 by which the Company acquired Phytanix Bio, Inc. (“Phytanix”) or, in the alternative, damages and an order compelling delivery of audited financial statements as required by that agreement.
A copy of the publicly filed version of the Verified Complaint is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The summary above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Verified Complaint.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Verified Complaint. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are 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.
| PROTAGENIC THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
| Date: October 31, 2025 | By: | /s/ Alexander K. Arrow |
| Name: | Alexander K. Arrow | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Exhibit 99.1
