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):

November 13, 2015

LIPOCINE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File No. 001-36357

675 Arapeen Drive, Suite 202

Salt Lake City, Utah 84108

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 994-7383

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable

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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:

On November 12, 2015, the Board of Directors of Lipocine, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted a stockholder rights plan (the “Rights Plan”). The plan is similar to plans adopted by many other companies and was not adopted in response to any current hostile takeover attempt.

Under the Rights Plan, preferred stock purchase rights (the “Rights”) will be distributed as a dividend at the rate of one Right for each share of common stock of the Company held by stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 30, 2015. The Rights Plan is designed to deter coercive takeover tactics, including the accumulation of shares in the open market or through private transactions and to prevent an acquiror from gaining control of the Company without offering a fair price to all of the Company’s stockholders. The Rights will expire on November 12, 2018.

Each Right will entitle stockholders to buy one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) at a price of $63.96 per one-thousandth share (the “Purchase Price”). The Rights will generally become exercisable upon the earlier to occur of (i) 10 business days following a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons has, subsequent to the adoption of the Rights Plan, become an Acquiring Person (as defined below) or (ii) 10 business days (or such later date as may be determined by action of the Board of Directors prior to such time as any person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an Acquiring Person) following the commencement of, or announcement of an intention to make, a tender offer or exchange offer the consummation of which would result in the beneficial ownership by a person or group of 15% or more of the outstanding common stock of the Company (the earlier of the dates described in clauses (i) and (ii) being called the “Distribution Date”). Except in certain situations, a person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an “Acquiring Person” upon acquiring beneficial ownership, subsequent to the adoption of the Rights Plan, of 15% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.

In the event that a person becomes an Acquiring Person, other than pursuant to a board-approved tender or exchange offer for all the outstanding shares of the Company, then each Right not owned by an Acquiring Person will entitle its holder to purchase from the Company, at the Right’s then current exercise price, in lieu of shares of Preferred Stock, that number of shares of common stock of the Company which at the time such person became an Acquiring Person had a market value of twice the Purchase Price (the Company may at its option substitute one one thousandth of a share of Series A Preferred Stock for some or all of the shares of common stock so issuable).

In addition, if after any person has become an Acquiring Person, (a) the Company is acquired in a merger or other business combination, or (b) 50% or more of the Company’s assets, or assets accounting for 50% or more of its earning power, are sold, leased, exchanged or otherwise transferred (in one or more transactions), proper provision shall be made so that each holder of a Right (other than the Acquiring Person, its affiliates and associates and certain transferees thereof, whose Rights became void) shall thereafter have the right to purchase from the acquiring corporation, for the Purchase Price, that number of shares of common stock of the acquiring corporation which at the time of such transaction would have a market value of twice the Purchase Price.

The Company will be entitled to redeem the Rights at $0.001 per Right at any time prior to the time an Acquiring Person becomes such.

The Rights are intended to enable all stockholders to realize the long-term value of their investment in the Company. The Rights will not prevent a takeover attempt, but should encourage anyone seeking to acquire the Company to negotiate directly with the Board of Directors.

The above description of the terms of the Rights Plan is a summary and does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Stockholder Rights Agreement and related exhibits, dated November 13, 2015, between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

On November 13, 2015, the Company issued a press release regarding the adoption by its Board of Directors of the Rights Plan. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2.

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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