UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(D)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

May 20, 2022

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

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Agile Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

001-36464

23-2936302

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

, New Jersey

500 College Road East, Suite 310

Princeton, New Jersey

(Address of principal executive offices)

08540

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (609) 683-1880

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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	AGRX	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 ☐

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 20, 2022, Dennis P. Reilly, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, notified the Company that he will voluntarily resign from his position in order to retire. The Company expects Mr. Reilly’s resignation to be effective on May 31, 2022. Mr. Reilly will not receive any severance or other compensation payments in connection with his resignation. The Company plans to work with Mr. Reilly to effect a smooth transition of his responsibilities and to appoint Jason Butch, the Company’s Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, to serve as Principal Financial Officer, in addition to his current role as Principal Accounting Officer.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Based on its current performance and an on-going review of operating expenses, the Company is providing guidance indicating that it expects total cycles of Twirla® in the range of 20,000 to 22,000 in the second quarter of 2022, which represents growth of approximately 21% to 33% over the first quarter of 2022. The Company also projects operating expenses for the second quarter of 2022 in the range of $12.5 million to $13.5 million, which represents a 15% to 21% reduction in operating expenses over the first quarter of 2022.

In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information included in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information contained in this Report may include “forward-looking statements.” Our use of terms such as “predicts,” “believes,” “potential,” “continue,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “could,” “might,” “will,” “should” or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes may identify these forward-looking statements.

In particular, statements regarding our planned management changes, strategy and business plans, including with respect to Twirla, projected product sales and operating expenses are examples of such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to important risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks related to our ability to maintain regulatory approval of Twirla and the labeling under any approval we obtain, the ability of Corium to produce commercial supply in quantities and quality sufficient to satisfy market demand for Twirla, our ability to successfully enhance the commercialization and increase the uptake for Twirla, the size and growth of the markets for Twirla and our ability to serve those markets, regulatory and legislative developments in the United States and foreign countries, our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for Twirla and our product candidates, the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on our commercialization efforts, clinical trials, supply chain, operations and the operations of third parties we rely on for services such as manufacturing, marketing support and sales support, as well as on our potential customer base, our ability to maintain compliance with the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market, and other factors, including general economic conditions and regulatory developments, not within the Company’s control.

These factors could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed in or implied by such statements. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this Report and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. For additional information about the risks and uncertainties that may affect our business please see the factors discussed in “Risk Factors” in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the SEC.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	Agile Therapeutics, Inc.


Dated: May 23, 2022	By:	/s/ Alfred Altomari
	Name:	Alfred Altomari
	Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Agile Therapeutics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure