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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1

 

[X] ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For fiscal year ended: December 31, 2018

 

OR

 

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _______________ to _______________

 

Commission file number: 000-51353

 

Protagenic Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   06-1390025
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)

 

149 Fifth Avenue    
New York, New York   10010
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 994-8200

 

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

 

Title of each class   Name of exchange on which registered
N/A   N/A

 

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

 

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value

(Title of class)

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes [  ] No [X]

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes [  ] No [X]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated file, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

  Large accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated filer [  ]
  Non-accelerated filer [  ] Smaller reporting company [X]
  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. [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes [  ] No [X]

 

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2018, based on a closing price as reported on the OTCQB of $1.76 was approximately $18,060,097.

 

As of March 29, 2019, there were 10,261,419 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0001, issued and outstanding, and 872,766 shares of the registrant’s Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.000001, issued and outstanding.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

None.

 

 

 

   
 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A hereby amends the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (the “Form 10-K”), which the Registrant filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2019. This amendment is being filed solely to provide Exhibit 23.1 to the Form 10-K, which was inadvertently omitted from the Form 10-K as filed.

 

This Amendment does not affect any other parts of or exhibits to the Form 10-K, and those unaffected parts or exhibits are not included in this Amendment. Except as described above and the filing of the currently dated Section 302 certifications, no other portion of the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 is amended hereby and the Form 10-K continues to speak as of the date of the original filing of the Form 10-K. No modification or update is otherwise being made to any other disclosure or exhibits to such Form 10-K. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with such Form 10-K and the Registrant’s filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission subsequent to the date of such Form 10-K.

 

PART IV

 

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a) Index to Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.
  Description
     
23.1   Consent of Malone Bailey LLP*
     
31.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)*.
     
31.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b)*.
     
32   Section 1350 Certifications †

 

* Filed herewith
Furnished herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

      PROTAGENIC THERAPEUTICS, INC.
       
Date: July 3, 2019   By: /s/ Garo H. Armen
        Garo H. Armen
       

Chairman

(Principal Executive Officer and

Duly Authorized Officer)

 

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