# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001513525
**File Stem:** 0001213900-23-014583
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001213900-23-014583.hdr.sgml**: 20230227

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001213900-23-014583

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230224

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230227

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230227

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ADIAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001513525
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 800667150
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-38323
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23670362

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1180 SEMINOLE TRAIL
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 495
- **CITY:** CHARLOTTESVILLE
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 22901
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 434-422-9800

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1180 SEMINOLE TRAIL
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 495
- **CITY:** CHARLOTTESVILLE
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 22901

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ADial Pharmaceuticals, L.L.C.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20170515

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Adial Pharmaceuticals, L.L.C.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20110218

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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): **February 24, 2023**

**Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc.**

*(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)*

 

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| **Delaware** | **001-38323** | **82-3074668** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br> Identification No.)** |

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**1180 Seminole Trail, Ste 495 Charlottesville, VA 22901**

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

**(434) 422-9800**

(Registrant's telephone number including area code)

**N/A**

(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 registrant under any of the following provisions (*see* General Instruction A.2. below):

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

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) 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 Symbols** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock | ADIL | **The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC<br> (Nasdaq Capital Market)** |
| Warrants | ADILW | **The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC<br> (Nasdaq Capital Market)** |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 checkmark 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 8.01. Other Events.**

On February 24, 2023, Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company") closed its previously announced at-the-market registered direct offering of 1,829,269 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.41 per share of common stock with a single institutional investor for gross proceeds of $0.75 million before deducting the placement agent's fees and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company

**Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits**.

(d) Exhibits.

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 99.1 | [Press Release issued by Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc.](ea174312ex99-1_adialpharma.htm) |
| 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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| Dated: February 27, 2023 | **ADIAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.** | **ADIAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.** |
|  | By: | /s/ Cary J. Claiborne |
|  | Name: | Cary J. Claiborne&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
|  | Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

![](ex99-1_001.jpg)

**Adial Pharmaceuticals Announces Closing of $0.75 Million<br> At-The-Market Registered Direct Offering**

**Charlottesville, VA, Feb. 27, 2023 –** Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. **(NASDAQ: ADIL; ADILW)** ("Adial" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for the treatment and prevention of addiction and related disorders, today announced the closing of its previously announced at-the-market registered direct offering of 1,829,269 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.41 per share of common stock with a single institutional investor for gross proceeds of $0.75 million before deducting the placement agent's fees and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.

Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC acted as the sole placement agent for the offering.

The shares of common stock were offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-237793) previously filed and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The offering of the shares of common stock was made only by means of a prospectus supplement that forms a part of the registration statement.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will there be any sales of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. A prospectus supplement relating to the shares of common stock was filed by Adial with the SEC on February 24, 2023. Copies of the prospectus supplement relating to the registered direct offering, together with the accompanying prospectus, can be obtained at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or from Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC, Attention: Syndicate Department at 30 Broad Street, 11th floor, New York, NY 10004 or by telephone at (212) 440-9600.

**About Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc.**

Adial Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments for addictions. The Company's lead investigational new drug product, AD04, is a genetically targeted, serotonin-3 receptor antagonist, therapeutic agent for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in heavy drinking patients and was recently investigated in the Company's ONWARD™ pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial for the potential treatment of AUD in subjects with certain target genotypes (estimated to be approximately one-third of the AUD population) identified using the Company's companion diagnostic genetic test. ONWARD showed promising results in reducing heavy drinking in heavy drinking patients, and no overt safety or tolerability concerns. AD04 is also believed to have the potential to treat other addictive disorders such as Opioid Use Disorder, gambling, and obesity. Additional information is available at www.adial.com.

**Forward Looking Statements** 

*This communication contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. Such statements are based upon various facts and derived utilizing numerous important assumptions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "projects," "estimates," "plans" and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "should," "would," "may" and "could" are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts, although not all forward-looking statements include the foregoing. The forward-looking statements include statements regarding the potential of AD04 to treat other addictive disorders such as opioid use disorder, gambling, and obesity. Any forward-looking statements included herein reflect our current views, and they involve certain risks and uncertainties, including, among others, our ability to develop plans for the clinical advancement of AD04 for alcohol use disorder toward potential approvals with regulatory authorities in the U.S. and Europe, our ability to partner with prospective pharmaceutical companies to help the Company to fund clinical development while also creating go-to-market commercial strategies in the U.S. and Europe, our ability to complete clinical trials on time and achieve desired results and benefits as expected, our ability to obtain regulatory approvals for commercialization of product candidates or to comply with ongoing regulatory requirements, regulatory limitations relating to our ability to promote or commercialize our product candidates for specific indications, acceptance of our product candidates in the marketplace and the successful development, marketing or sale of our products, our ability to maintain our license agreements, the continued maintenance and growth of our patent estate, our ability to establish and maintain collaborations, our ability to obtain or maintain the capital or grants necessary to fund our research and development activities, and our ability to retain our key employees or maintain our Nasdaq listing. These risks should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with the other cautionary statement included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it was initially made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, unless required by law.*

 

**Contact:**

Crescendo Communications, LLC<br> David Waldman / Natalya Rudman<br> Tel: 212-671-1021<br> Email: adil@crescendo-ir.com