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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): August 5, 2026
DERMATA
THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware |
|
001-40739 |
|
86-3218736 |
| (State or other jurisdiction |
|
(Commission |
|
(IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) |
|
File Number) |
|
Identification No.) |
| 3525 Del
Mar Heights Rd., #322, San Diego, CA |
|
92130 |
| (Address of principal
executive offices) |
|
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (858) 800-2543
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| ☐ |
Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| ☐ |
Soliciting material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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| ☐ |
Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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| ☐ |
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 Class |
|
Trading
Symbol |
|
Name
of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
|
DRMA |
|
The Nasdaq Capital Market |
| Warrants, exercisable for one share of Common Stock |
|
DRMAW |
|
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 1 933 (17 CFR §230.405)
or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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
8.01. Other Events.
On
August 5, 2026, Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release disclosing the Company’s anticipated
launch date for its first commercial product, Tome Foundational Treatment. The Company expects the Foundational Treatment to be available
for sale, starting on August 25, 2026, with those on the waitlist getting early access to preorder. The Foundational Treatment
set includes four once-weekly treatments and will be available exclusively through www.tomeskincare.com for $178 (about $45/treatment).
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “aims,” “anticipates,” “believes,”
“could,” “expects,” estimates,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,”
“projects,” “should,” “will,” and “would,” or similar references to future periods. Examples
of forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K include, without limitation, statements related to: Dermata’s
shift to commercialize skincare products; the timing of any future announcements; the anticipated benefits of Dermata’s strategic
shift, including acceleration of its path to commercialization, reduction of regulatory burdens, and expansion into broader consumer
markets; the expected timing and success of any planned product launches; the potential market acceptance of any products; and other
factors described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements in this
Current Report on Form 8-K are based on management’s current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking
statements. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause the Company’s
actual results to differ from those contained in or implied by the forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors”
in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as discussions of potential
risks, uncertainties and other important factors in any subsequent Company filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information
in this Current Report on Form 8-K is as of the date of the filing; the Company undertakes no duty to update this information unless
required by law.
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.
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DERMATA THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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|
| Dated: August 5, 2026 |
By: |
/s/ Gerald T. Proehl |
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Name: |
Gerald T. Proehl |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |