# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001824293
**File Stem:** 0001824293-26-000014
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 20168
**Document Hash:** bd61308a45050752d30b39fd462bf8bf
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001824293-26-000014.hdr.sgml**: 20260121

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001824293-26-000014

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 18

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260121

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260121

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260121

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** GRI Bio, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001824293
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 03 Life Sciences
- **EIN:** 824369909
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-40034
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26547926

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2223 AVENIDA DE LA PLAYA
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 208
- **CITY:** LA JOLLA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92037
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (619) 400-1171

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2223 AVENIDA DE LA PLAYA
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 208
- **CITY:** LA JOLLA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92037

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** GRI BIO, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20230424

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Vallon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20200910

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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): January 21, 2026

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**GRI BIO, INC.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-40034** | **82-4369909** |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| of incorporation) | | |

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**2223 Avenida de la Playa, Suite 208**

**La Jolla, CA 92037**

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

**(619) 400-1170**

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ 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:

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GRI | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Nasdaq Capital Market |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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 3.03 Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders.**

To the extent required by Item 3.03, the disclosure set forth in Item 5.03 is incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.**

On January 21, 2026, GRI Bio, Inc. (the "Company") filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware an amendment (the "Certificate of Amendment") to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split of the Company's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock"), at a ratio of 1-for-28 (the "Reverse Stock Split"). Pursuant to the Certificate of Amendment, the Reverse Stock Split will become effective as of 4:01 p.m. Eastern Time on January 23, 2026 (the "Effective Time") and shares of the Company's Common Stock are expected to begin trading on a post-split basis at the open of trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market on January 26, 2026. At the Effective Time, every twenty-eight (28) shares of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock will be automatically converted into one (1) share of Common Stock, without any change in the par value per share. In addition, proportionate adjustments will be made to the per share exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding stock options, warrants and convertible securities, and to the number of shares issued and issuable under the Company's stock incentive plans. No change will be made to the number of shares of Common Stock authorized under the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation. Any stockholder who would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share of Common Stock created as a result of the Reverse Stock Split is entitled to receive a cash payment in lieu thereof equal to the fractional share to which the stockholder would otherwise be entitled multiplied by the closing sale price of a share of Common Stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on January 23, 2026, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split.

Following the Reverse Stock Split, the shares of Common Stock will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "GRI." The new CUSIP number for the Common Stock following the Reverse Stock Split will be 3622AW 502.

The summary of the Certificate of Amendment contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 8.01 Other Information.**

On January 21, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the Reverse Stock Split. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) Exhibits

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 3.1 | <u>[Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of GRI Bio, Inc.](ex31_reversestocksplitchar.htm)</u> |
| 99.1 | <u>[Press Release issued by GRI Bio, Inc., dated January 21, 2026.](ex991_pressreleasereverses.htm)</u> |
| 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.

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| Date: January 21, 2026 | **GRI Bio, Inc.** |
|  | By: */s/ Leanne Kelly* |
|  | Leanne Kelly |
|  | Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 3.1

**Exhibit 3.1**

**CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT**

**OF**

**AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION**

The corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, hereby certified that:

<u>FIRST</u>. The name of the corporation is GRI Bio, Inc. (the "Corporation").

<u>SECOND</u>. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended to date, is hereby further amended by striking Section 4.1 of Article IV in its entirety and by substituting in lieu of the following:

"Section 4.1 <u>Authorized Stock</u>. The total number of shares which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 260,000,000 shares, of which (a) 250,000,000 shall be designated as Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the "Common Stock") and (b) 10,000,000 shall be designated Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the "<u>Preferred Stock</u>").

Effective at 4:01 p.m. Eastern Time on January 23, 2026 (the "Reverse Stock Split Effective Time"), a one-for-28 reverse stock split of the Corporation's Common Stock shall become effective, pursuant to which each twenty-eight (28) shares of Common Stock outstanding and held of record by each stockholder of the Corporation (including treasury shares) immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split Effective Time shall be reclassified and combined into one (1) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock automatically and without any action by the holder thereof upon the Reverse Stock Split Effective Time and shall represent one share of Common Stock from and after the Reverse Stock Split Effective Time (such reclassification and combination of shares, the "Reverse Stock Split"). No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split and, in lieu thereof, upon surrender after the Reverse Stock Split Effective Time of a certificate which formerly represented shares of Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split Effective Time, any person who would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share of Common Stock as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, following the Reverse Stock Split Effective Time, shall be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the fraction of a share of Common Stock to which such holder would otherwise be entitled multiplied by the fair value per share of the Common Stock immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split Effective Time as determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Each stock certificate that, immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split Effective Time, represented shares of Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split Effective Time shall, from and after the Reverse Stock Split Effective Time, automatically and without the necessity of presenting the same for exchange, represent that number of whole shares of Common Stock after the Reverse Stock Split Effective Time into which the shares formerly represented by such certificate have been reclassified (as well as the right to receive cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock after the Reverse Stock Split Effective Time); provided, however, that each person of record holding a certificate that represented shares of Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split Effective Time shall receive, upon surrender of such certificate, a new certificate evidencing and representing the number of whole shares of Common Stock after the Reverse Stock Split Effective Time into which the shares of Common Stock formerly represented by such certificate shall have been reclassified."

<u>THIRD</u>. The amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

**GRI BIO, INC.**

By: <u>/s/ W. Marc Hertz, Ph.D.</u>

Name. W. Marc Hertz, Ph.D.

Title. President and Chief Executive Officer

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

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**GRI Bio Announces Reverse Stock Split** 

*GRI's common stock is expected to begin trading on a post-split adjusted basis on January 26, 2026* 

**LA JOLLA, CA,** January 21, 2026 – GRI Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRI) ("GRI Bio" or the "Company"), a biotechnology company advancing an innovative pipeline of immune cell modulators for the treatment of inflammatory, fibrotic and autoimmune diseases, today announced that the board of directors of the Company approved a 1-for-28 reverse stock split (the "Reverse Split") of the Company's common stock. The Reverse Split was approved by the stockholders of the Company at a special meeting of the Company held on January 15, 2026. The Reverse Split will legally take effect at 4:01 p.m. Eastern Time, on January 23, 2026. The Company's common stock will open for trading under a new CUSIP number 3622AW 502 on The Nasdaq Capital Market on January 26, 2026, on a split-adjusted basis under the current ticker symbol "GRI." The Reverse Split is intended to increase the per share trading price of the Company's common stock to enable the Company to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market.

The 1-for-28 Reverse Split will automatically convert every twenty-eight (28) current shares of the Company's common stock into one (1) share of common stock. No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Reverse Split. Stockholders who would otherwise hold a fractional share of the Company's common stock following the Reverse Split will receive a cash payment in lieu thereof at a price equal to that fractional share to which the stockholder would otherwise be entitled multiplied by the closing sale price of the common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market, as adjusted for the Reverse Split, on January 23, 2026.

The Reverse Split will reduce the number of shares of outstanding common stock from approximately 15,016,434 shares, the number of shares outstanding as of January 20, 2026, to approximately 536,301 shares. The total authorized number of shares will not be reduced. Proportional adjustments will also be made to the exercise and conversion prices of the Company's outstanding stock options, warrants, and convertible securities, and to the number of shares issued and issuable under the Company's stock incentive plans.

Stockholders holding their shares electronically in book-entry form are not required to take any action to receive post-split shares. Stockholders owning shares through a bank, broker, or other nominee will have their positions automatically adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split, subject to brokers' particular processes, and will not be required to take any action in connection with the Reverse Split. For those stockholders holding physical stock certificates, the Company's transfer agent, Broadridge Corporate Issuers Solutions, Inc., will send instructions for exchanging those certificates for shares held electronically in book-entry form or for new certificates, in either case representing the

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post-split number of shares, and any payments in cash in lieu of fractional shares, if applicable.

**About GRI Bio, Inc.**

GRI Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on fundamentally changing the way inflammatory, fibrotic and autoimmune diseases are treated. GRI Bio's therapies are designed to target the activity of Natural Killer T ("NKT") cells, which are key regulators earlier in the inflammatory cascade, to interrupt disease progression and restore the immune system to homeostasis. NKT cells are innate-like T cells that share properties of both NK and T cells and are a functional link between the innate and adaptive immune responses. Type I invariant NKT ("iNKT") cells play a critical role in propagating the injury, inflammatory response, and fibrosis observed in inflammatory and fibrotic indications. GRI Bio's lead program, GRI-0621, is an RARβγ agonist shown to inhibit the activity of key immune cells, like iNKT cell activity, and is being developed as a novel oral therapeutic for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a serious disease with significant unmet need. The Company is also developing a pipeline of novel type 2 diverse NKT agonists for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus. Additionally, with a library of over 500 proprietary compounds, GRI Bio has the ability to fuel a growing pipeline.

**Forward Looking Statements**

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "contemplate," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "seek," "may," "might," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "target," "aim," "should," "will," "would," or the negative of these words or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current beliefs and expectations. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the timing and effectiveness of the Reverse Split; the Company's ability to regain or maintain compliance with the Nasdaq minimum bid price, stockholders' equity and other listing requirements; the Company's expectations with respect to development and commercialization of the Company's product candidates; the timing of initiation or completion of clinical trials and availability of resulting data, the potential benefits and impact of the Company's clinical trials and product candidates and any implication that the data or results observed in preclinical trials or earlier studies or trials will be indicative of results of later studies or clinical trials. Actual results may differ from the forward-looking statements expressed by the Company in this press release and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including, without limitation: (1) the inability to maintain the listing of the Company's common stock on Nasdaq and to comply with applicable listing requirements; (2) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (3) the inability of the Company to raise financing in the future; (4) the success, cost and timing of the Company's product development activities; (5) the inability of the Company to obtain and maintain

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regulatory clearance or approval for its respective products, and any related restrictions and limitations of any cleared or approved product; (6) the inability of the Company to identify, in-license or acquire additional technology; (7) the inability of the Company to compete with other companies currently marketing or engaged in the development of products and services that the Company is currently developing; (8) the size and growth potential of the markets for the Company's products and services, and their respective ability to serve those markets, either alone or in partnership with others; (9) inaccuracy in the Company's estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for and the ability to obtain additional financing; (10) the Company's ability to protect and enforce its intellectual property portfolio, including any newly issued patents; and (11) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2025 and subsequently filed reports. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.

**Investor Contact:**

JTC Team, LLC

Jenene Thomas

(833) 475-8247

<u>GRI@jtcir.com</u>

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