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): July 14, 2023

VIRIOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	001-39811	85-4314201
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

44 Milton Avenue
Alpharetta, GA 30009

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

(866) 620-8655

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Not Applicable

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001	VIRI	Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On July 14, 2023, Virios Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Capital On Demand™ Sales Agreement (the “Agreement”) with JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, through or to the Agent, shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, having an aggregate offering price of up to $6.7 million (the “Shares”).

The Company is not obligated to sell any Shares under the Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, the Agent will use commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, to sell Shares from time to time based upon the Company’s instructions, including any price, time or size limits or other customary parameters or conditions specified by the Company. Under the Agreement, the Agent may sell Shares by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” under Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company will pay the Agent a commission equal to 3.0% of the gross sales price from each sale of Shares and provide the Agent with customary indemnification and contribution rights. The Agreement may be terminated by the Agent or the Company at any time upon notice to the other party.

The issuance and sale, if any, of the Shares by the Company under the Agreement will be made pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-263700) (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 18, 2022, and declared effective on April 28, 2022. The offering is described in the Company’s Prospectus Supplement, dated July 14, 2023, as filed with the SEC on July 14, 2023.

The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The legal opinion of Duane Morris, LLP, counsel to the Company, relating to the validity of the Shares being offered pursuant to the Agreement is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any Shares discussed herein, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, or sale of common stock in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit No.		Description
1.1		Capital On Demand™ Sales Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2023, by and between Virios Therapeutics, Inc. and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC
5.1		Opinion of Duane Morris LLP
23.1		Consent of Duane Morris LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document)

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.


	VIRIOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Angela Walsh
	Name:	Angela Walsh
	Title:	Senior Vice President of Finance and Corporate Secretary
July 14, 2023

Virios Therapeutics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Financial Statements and Exhibits