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): December 23, 2019 (December 19, 2019)

KemPharm, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-36913	20-5894398
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1180 Celebration Boulevard, Suite 103, Celebration, FL		34747
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (321) 939-3416

(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 Instructions A.2. below):

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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	KMPH	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 3.01          Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On December 19, 2019, KemPharm, Inc., or the Company, received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC, or NASDAQ, notifying the Company that the listing of its common stock was not in compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(C) for continued listing on the NASDAQ Global Market, as the market value of the Company’s publicly held shares was less than $15.0 million for the previous 30 consecutive business days. Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(D), the Company has a period of 180 calendar days, or until June 16, 2020, to regain compliance with the rule referred to in this paragraph. To regain compliance, during this 180-day compliance period, the Company’s market value of publicly held shares must close at $15.0 million or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. The notice has no present impact on the listing of the Company’s securities on the NASDAQ Global Market.

In the event that the Company does not regain compliance with the NASDAQ Listing Rules prior to the expiration of the 180-day compliance period, it will receive written notification from Nasdaq that its securities are subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the delisting determination to a hearings panel pursuant to the procedures set forth in the applicably Nasdaq Listing Rules. If the Company does not regain compliance within the 180-day compliance period, it may also transfer the listing of its common stock to the Nasdaq Capital Market, provided that the Company then meets the applicable requirements for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market based on the Company's most recent public filings and market information, including the minimum market value of publicly held shares requirement of $1.0 million.

The Company intends to actively monitor its market value of publicly held shares and, as appropriate, will consider available options to resolve the deficiencies and regain compliance with the NASDAQ Listing Rules, including applying to transfer to the NASDAQ Capital Market.

There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in maintaining the listing of its common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market, or, if transferred, on the NASDAQ Capital Market. This could impair the liquidity and market price of its common stock. In addition, the delisting of its common stock from a national exchange could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s access to capital markets, and any limitation on market liquidity or reduction in the price of its common stock as a result of that delisting could adversely affect the Company’s ability to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	KemPharm, Inc.
Date: December 23, 2019	By:	/s/ R. LaDuane Clifton
		R. LaDuane Clifton, CPA
		Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer