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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): July 17, 2023
 _____________________
Novan, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
 _____________________
Delaware001-3788020-4427682
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)		(Commission
File Number)		(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
4020 Stirrup Creek Drive, Suite 110, Durham, North Carolina 27703
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(919) 485-8080
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 _____________________
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:
 
☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 
Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered 
Common Stock, $0.0001 par valueNOVNThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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. ☐


Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
As previously disclosed on July 17, 2023, Novan, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The case will be administered under the caption In re: Novan, Inc. et al, Case No. 23-10937.
On July 17, 2023, the Company received written notice (the “Delisting Notice”) from the listing qualifications department staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5101, 5110(b), and IM-5101-1, the staff of Nasdaq has determined that the Company’s securities will be delisted from Nasdaq. In the Delisting Notice, the staff of Nasdaq referenced the Chapter 11 filing and associated public interest concerns raised by it, concerns regarding the residual equity interest of the existing listed securities holders, and concerns about the Company’s ability to sustain compliance with all requirements for continued listing on Nasdaq. The Company does not intend to appeal the delisting determination.
Trading of the Company’s common stock will be suspended at the opening of business on July 26, 2023 and a Form 25-NSE will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which will remove the common stock from listing and registration on Nasdaq. As a result, the Company’s common stock is expected to begin trading on the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market on July 26, 2023. On the OTC market, shares of the Company’s common stock, which previously traded on Nasdaq under the symbol NOVN, are expected to trade under the symbol NOVNQ.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes statements that are, or may be deemed, “forward-looking statements.” In some cases, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “could,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “approximately” or, in each case, their negative or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These forward-looking statements reflect the current beliefs and expectations of management made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity and the development of the industry in which we operate may differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. Any forward-looking statements that we make in this Current Report on Form 8-K speak only as of the date of such statement, and we undertake no obligation to update such statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. The Company’s forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K include, but are not limited to, the delisting of the Company’s common stock on July 26, 2023, the Company’s intention to not appeal Nasdaq’s determination and the future trading market for the Company’s common stock. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be those anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond the Company’s control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, unpredictability of trading markets and whether a market will be established for the Company’s common stock; the risks associated with the potential adverse impact of the Chapter 11 filings on the Company’s liquidity and results of operations; changes in the Company’s ability to meet its financial obligations during the Chapter 11 process and to maintain contracts that are critical to its operations; the outcome and timing of the Chapter 11 process and any potential asset sale; the effect of the Chapter 11 filings and any potential asset sale on the Company’s relationships with vendors, regulatory authorities, employees and other third parties; possible proceedings that may be brought by third parties in connection with the Chapter 11 process or the potential asset sale; uncertainty regarding obtaining court approval of a sale of the Company’s assets or other conditions to the potential asset sale; and the timing or amount of any distributions, if any, to the Company’s stakeholders.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.Description
104Cover 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.
 
Novan, Inc.
Date: July 17, 2023
By:/s/ John M. Gay
John M. Gay
Chief Financial Officer
 


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