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): May 15, 2020

BOSTON THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

233 Needham Street, Newton, MA 02464

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(603) 935-9799

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Not applicable.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).

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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.  ☐

Inability to timely file Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 due to circumstances related to COVID-19

On March 25, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) issued Release No 34-88465 (the “Order”) under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) which superseded an order under Section 36 (Release No. 34-88318) of the Exchange Act, granting public companies with a 45-day extension to file certain disclosure reports that would otherwise have been due from March 1, 2020 through July 1, 2020. Among other conditions, companies must continue to convey through a current report a summary of why the relief is needed in their particular circumstances for each periodic report that is delayed. Companies that receive an extension on filing Exchange Act annual reports or quarterly reports pursuant to the Order will be considered to have a due date 45 days after the filing deadline for the report. As such, those companies will be permitted to rely on Rule 12b-25 if they are unable to file the required reports on or before the extended due date. The purpose of this Current Report on Form 8-K is to comply with these conditions under the Order.

Boston Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) originally filed a Form 8-K regarding the coronavirus’ potential impact on its business and its ability to timely file its Form 10-K Annual Report for the period ended December 31, 2019.

As previously announced in its Form 8-K filed on April 14, 2020, the preparation of the Company’s Annual Report including financial statements and completion of the auditing process has been delayed. The Company’s restaurant system which currently consists of company operated restaurants and franchised restaurants are located throughout the United States including in areas such as California, New Jersey and New York that have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 epidemic. As a result of the COVID 19 epidemic, management’s full efforts have been focused on operating its business, evaluating available funding and working with its franchisees, vendors and employees. Further, the Company has been following the recommendations of local health authorities to minimize exposure risk for its team members for the past several weeks, including the temporary closures of its corporate offices and having team members work remotely. As such, the Company previously disclosed that its finance team will be unable to complete the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the Form 10-K until after March 30, 2020.

These unforeseen circumstances have resulted in the Company being unable to timely file an accurate Annual Report on Form 10-K for its year-ended December 31, 2019 by the prescribed date without undue hardship and expense to the Company. Accordingly, in reliance upon the Order, the Company expects to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K no later than 45 days after the due date of filing of March 30, 2020, unless the COVID-19 circumstances do not change and cause a further delay, in which case we will file for an additional extension and amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company will not to file its Annual Report on or prior to May 14, 2020 and will file the Form 12b-25 Notification of Late Filing providing that the Annual Report will be filed on or before the 15^th calendar day following the prescribed due date.

For the same reasons, the Company will be unable to timely file its Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the period ended March 31, 2020, which is due on May 15, 2020. The Company, in reliance upon the Order, expects that it will be able to file each of its Annual Report and Quarterly report within 45 days of the due date of each respective report.

Additional risk factor disclosure

Following is a risk factor relating to COVID-19.

Pandemics or disease outbreaks, such as the current novel coronavirus (COVID-19 virus) pandemic may disrupt our business, which could materially affect our operations and results of operations.

The recent outbreak of COVID-19 originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has since spread to multiple countries, including the United States and several European countries. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the United States and global economies and may affect our operations and those of third parties on which we rely, including by causing disruptions in the development of our drug candidates and the conduct of future clinical trials. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic may affect the operations of the FDA and other health authorities, which could result in delays of reviews and approvals, including with respect to our product candidates. Additionally, while the potential economic impact brought by, and the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult to assess or predict, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global financial markets may reduce our ability to access capital, which could negatively impact our short-term and longterm liquidity. The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is highly uncertain and subject to change. We do not yet know the full extent of potential delays or impacts on our business, financing or clinical trial activities or on healthcare systems or the global economy as a whole. However, these effects could have a material impact on our liquidity, capital resources, operations and business and those of the third parties on which we rely. 

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to expectations or forecasts for future events, including, without limitation, our future financial or business performance or strategies, results of operations or financial condition. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words “may,” “might,” “should,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “continue,” “target” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to us as of the date they were made and involve a number of risks and uncertainties which may cause them to turn out to be wrong. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 pandemic on our business, employees, consultants, service providers, stockholders, investors and other stakeholders, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Please refer to our Form 10-K to be filed with the SEC as well as any subsequent filings made by us pursuant to the Exchange Act, each of which is available on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov), for a full discussion of the risks and other factors that may impact any forward-looking statements in this presentation.

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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