UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): June 20, 2024

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-38599	82-3827296
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

30 Technology Drive

Warren, NJ 07059

(908) 941-1900

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Not Applicable

(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 $0.001 per share	AQST	Nasdaq Global 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 20, 2024.

(b)The final voting results on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

(1)The following director nominees were elected to serve as Class III members of the Board of Directors, to serve for a three-year term until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified:

Nominee	Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining	Broker Non-Votes
Santo J. Costa	24,888,723	—	680,370	26,244,609
Julie Krop, M.D.	21,612,732	—	3,955,911	26,244,609
Marco Taglietti, M.D.	24,940,348	—	628,295	26,244,609

(2)The proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, executive compensation was approved.

Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining
23,574,514	1,566,897	427,232

(3)The proposal to recommend the frequency of advisory vote on executive compensation was approved for one year.

Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining
24,588,404	—	267,927

(4)The appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was ratified.

Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining
50,666,378	895,258	251,616

SIGNATURE

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

Dated: June 21, 2024	Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.
	By:	/s/ A. Ernest Toth, Jr
		Name: A. Ernest Toth, Jr.
		Title: Chief Financial Officer