UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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): August 20, 2018

STRATA SKIN SCIENCES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)

 

 

  

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   215-619-3200

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 20, 2018 the Company issued a press release announcing that it had entered into a strategic marketing agreement with one of the nations' largest private equity backed dermatology groups, which allows STRATA to engage their individual offices to place the XTRAC^® excimer laser utilizing STRATA's XTRAC business model of placement on a pay per use basis with no upfront cost to the practices.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed subject to the requirements of amended Item 10 of Regulation S-K, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. The furnishing of this information hereby shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any such information.

Safe Harbor Statement

Statements in this report that are not strictly historical in nature constitute "forward-looking statements." Such statements include, but are not limited to, the Company's continuing efforts to implement changes to our business with the goal of enhancing our strategic position in the medical and aesthetic dermatology market; ability to achieve growth in recurring revenues and other business sectors, ability to achieve and sustain a successful direct to customer marketing strategy and execution of that strategy, and the Company's ability to close on the referenced perpetual license agreement, or to monetize any remaining MelaFind assets are based on the Company's current expectations and are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and changes in circumstances.  Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. The Company is providing this information as of this date and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this report as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

SIGNATURE

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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