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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): October 11, 2022

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware | 001-38599 | 82-3827296
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

30 Technology Drive
Warren, NJ 07059
(908) 941-1900
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
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 $0.001 per share | AQST | Nasdaq Global Market

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 ☒
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. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 11, 2022, Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing a positive written response from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its initial End-of-Phase 2 (EoP2) meeting request to discuss Chemistry Manufacturing and Control (CMC) for its AQST-109 epinephrine sublingual film for the treatment of severe allergic reaction including anaphylaxis. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.

Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

Exhibit Number |  | Description
99.1 |  | Aquestive Therapeutics Press Release dated October 11, 2022.

SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: October 11, 2022 | Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.
| By: | /s/ A. Ernest Toth, Jr
|  | Name: A. Ernest Toth, Jr.
|  | Title: Chief Financial Officer
|  | (Principal Financial Officer)