Current Report Filing (8-k)

 

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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): March 9, 2023

 

ARCH THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada	000-54986	46-0524102
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
235 Walnut Street, Suite 6 Framingham, Massachusetts		01702
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

[phone]

 

 

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):

 

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Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
N|A		N|A		N|A

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (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. ☐

 

 

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Item 8.01.         Other Events.

 

On March 9, 2023, Arch Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services established a new Level II Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (“HCPCS”) code dedicated to the Company’s AC5® Advanced Wound System. The HCPCS code, “A2020,” will become effective on April 1, 2023. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01.         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

 

 

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by Arch Therapeutics, Inc., dated March 9, 2023.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

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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.

 

 

	ARCH THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Dated: March 9, 2023	By:	/s/ Terrence W. Norchi, M.D.
		Name: Terrence W. Norchi, M.D. Title: President, Chief Executive Officer