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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 14, 2025
Dare
Bioscience, Inc.
DARÉ
BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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001-36395 |
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20-4139823 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification No.) |
3655
Nobel Drive, Suite 260
San
Diego, CA 92122
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (858) 926-7655
Not
Applicable
(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):
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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 |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Common
stock |
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DARE |
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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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
July 14, 2025, Daré Bioscience, Inc. (“Daré,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the
“Company”) issued a press release regarding interim results from its ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the contraceptive
effectiveness, safety and acceptability of Ovaprene® (the “study”), the Company’s investigational monthly, hormone-free
intravaginal contraceptive (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06127199).
The
information in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 to this report is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed”
for 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 such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange
Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless
of any general incorporation by reference language in any such filing, except as the Company expressly sets forth by specific reference
in such a filing.
Item
8.01 Other Events.
On
July 11, 2025, the study’s data safety monitoring board conducted a planned interim analysis focused on reviewing safety data from
the study, and recommended the study continue without modification.
No
new safety or tolerability concerns were identified. At the time of the interim analysis, approximately 9% of the women treated in the
study had experienced a pregnancy. Approximately 17% of participants discontinued the study due to vaginal odor, the most commonly reported
product-related adverse event. No serious safety concerns were identified, and overall tolerability was favorable. Participants who had
completed the study reported they would be very likely or likely to use Ovaprene if it became available.
The
study is a multicenter, single-arm, open-label study enrolling women aged 18–40 across five sites. As of the interim analysis,
approximately 115 participants were ongoing or had completed the study. The target enrollment is approximately 250 participants completing
approximately 12 months of use. The primary objective of the study is to assess the typical use pregnancy rate over 13 menstrual cycles,
or the estimated Pearl Index for Ovaprene. Secondary objectives are to assess Ovaprene’s 13-cycle use cumulative pregnancy rate,
safety, acceptability, product fit/ease of use, and assessments of vaginal health.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
No. |
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Description |
99.1 |
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Press release issued on July 14, 2025 |
104 |
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Cover
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.
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DARÉ
BIOSCIENCE, INC. |
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Dated:
July 14, 2025 |
By: |
/s/
Sabrina Martucci Johnson |
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Name: |
Sabrina
Martucci Johnson |
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Title: |
President
and Chief Executive Officer |