# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001618835
**File Stem:** 0001618835-23-000012
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 10421
**Document Hash:** d744649413001f579658858356e7f014
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001618835-23-000012.hdr.sgml**: 20230224

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001618835-23-000012

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230223

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230224

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230223

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Evofem Biosciences, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001618835
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 208527075
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36754
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23662027

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 12400 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 600
- **CITY:** SAN DIEGO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92130
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (858) 550-1900

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 12400 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 600
- **CITY:** SAN DIEGO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92130

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Neothetics, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20140905

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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 23, 2023**

**EVOFEM BIOSCIENCES, INC.**

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

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| **Delaware** | **001-36754** | **20-8527075** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation)** | **(Commission<br>File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |

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**12400 High Bluff Drive, Suite 600, San Diego, CA 92130**

**(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)**

**(858) 550-1900**

**(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)**

**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 (<u>see</u> 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 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** |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | EVFM | OTC Venture 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 (§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 ☐

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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 8.01.** | **Other Events.** |

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On February 23, 2023 Evofem Biosciences, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Company's board of directors (the "Board") unanimously approved a comprehensive strategic process in which the Company may explore certain strategic efforts that may maximize shareholder value; provided that the further evaluation or consideration of a potential development shall be subject to Board approval. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.

*Forward- Looking Statements*

This Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto (collectively, the "Report"), including the disclosures set forth herein, contains certain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. When used herein, the terms "intends," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates," "believes", "may," and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements in this Report or hereafter, including in other publicly available documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), reports to the stockholders of the Company and other publicly available statements issued or released by the Company involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause the Company's actual results, performance (financial or operating) or achievements to differ from the future results, performance (financial or operating) or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such future results are based upon management's best estimates based upon current conditions and the most recent results of operations. These risks include, but are not limited to, the risks set forth herein and in such other documents filed with the Commission, each of which could adversely affect the Company's business and the accuracy of the forward-looking statements contained herein. The Company's actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) Exhibits

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 99.1 | <u>[Pres](ex991evfmtoexplorestrategi.htm)[s Release](ex991evfmtoexplorestrategi.htm)[, dated February 23, 2023](ex991evfmtoexplorestrategi.htm)</u> |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as XRBL) |

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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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| | **EVOFEM BIOSCIENCES, INC.** | **EVOFEM BIOSCIENCES, INC.** |
| Date: February 23, 2023 | | /s/ Saundra Pelletier |
| | | Saundra Pelletier<br>Chief Executive Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

![image_0.jpg](image_0.jpg)

**Evofem Biosciences to Explore Strategic Alternatives<br>to Maximize Shareholder Value** 

SAN DIEGO, CA, February 23, 2023 — Evofem Biosciences, Inc. (OTCQB: EVFM), announced today that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a comprehensive strategic process to explore and evaluate strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value.

Evofem is the provider of Phexxi, the first and only FDA-approved hormone-free, woman-controlled contraceptive gel that women use on demand. Because Phexxi is a non-hormonal birth control method, it is not associated with common side effects like depression, weight gain, headaches, mood swings, irritability, and reduced libido. Taking hormones may not be right for some women, especially those with certain medical conditions including clotting disorders, cancer, a BMI over 30, and diabetes; women who are breast feeding; and women who smoke. More than 23 million women in the U.S. do not want to get pregnant and will not use hormonal contraception, so the unmet need for an innovation like Phexxi is significant.

Potential strategic alternatives to be explored or evaluated as part of this process may include, but are not limited to, a merger, reverse merger, other business combination, sales of assets, licensing or other strategic transactions involving the Company. Evofem does not expect to disclose developments with respect to this process unless until the evaluation of strategic alternatives has been completed or the Board of Directors has concluded disclosure is appropriate or legally required.

Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC has been retained as the Company's exclusive financial advisor to assist in this review process.

**About Evofem**

Evofem Biosciences, Inc., is developing and commercializing innovative products to address unmet needs in women's sexual and reproductive health. The Company's first FDA-approved product, Phexxi® (lactic acid, citric acid and potassium bitartrate), is a hormone-free, on-demand prescription contraceptive vaginal gel. It comes in a box of 12 pre-filled applicators and is applied 0-60 minutes before each act of sex. Learn more at <u>phexxi.com</u> and <u>evofem.com</u>.

*Phexxi*<sup>®</sup> *is a registered trademark of Evofem Biosciences, Inc.*

**Forward-Looking Statements**

This press release includes "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including, without limitation, statements related to the process to explore and evaluate strategic alternatives and potential outcomes thereof. There can be no assurance of a successful outcome from these efforts, or of the form or timing of any such outcome. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are current only as of the date of this press release. Each of these forward-looking statements involves risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed or implied in the forward-looking statements are disclosed in the Company's SEC filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 filed with the SEC on January 6, 2023 and any subsequent filings. All

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forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by such factors. The Company does not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law.

**Contact**

Amy Raskopf

SVP, Investor Relations, Evofem Biosciences, Inc.

araskopf@evofem.com <br>(917) 673-5775

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