<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001171843-18-000438.txt : 20180118
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-18-000438
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180118
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180118
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180118

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JOINT Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001612630
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PATENT OWNERS & LESSORS [6794]
		IRS NUMBER:				900544160
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36724
		FILM NUMBER:		18534685

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		16767 N PERIMETER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 240
		CITY:			SCOTTSDALE
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85260
		BUSINESS PHONE:		480 245 5960

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		16767 N PERIMETER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 240
		CITY:			SCOTTSDALE
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85260
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html><head></head><body style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><div style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><div style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: Black 2.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.1pt solid; width: 100%;">&#160;</div></div><p style="font-size: 14pt;" align="center"><strong>UNITED STATES</strong><br /><strong>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong><br /><strong>Washington, D.C. 20549<br /></strong>______________________</p><p style="font-size: 14pt; text-transform: uppercase;" align="center"><strong>Form 8-K<br /></strong>______________________</p><p style="font-size: 12pt;" align="center"><strong>CURRENT REPORT</strong></p><p style="font-size: 12pt;" align="center"><strong>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</strong></p><p align="center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): January 18, 2018 <!--January 18, 2018--> </p><p align="center"><strong style="font-size: 14pt;">The Joint Corp.</strong><br />(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</p><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="33%">Delaware</td><td align="center" width="34%">001-36724</td><td align="center" width="33%">90-0544160</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="33%">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</td><td align="center" width="34%">(Commission File Number)</td><td align="center" width="33%">(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="bottom"><td align="center" width="50%">16767 N. Perimeter Drive, Suite 240<br />Scottsdale, AZ 85260</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="50%">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</td></tr></table><p align="center">Registrant's telephone number, including area code:<strong><br /></strong>(480) 245-5960</p><p align="center">&#160;<br />(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</p><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td colspan="3">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:<br /><br /></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="21">&#160;</td><td width="40">[ &#160; ]</td><td nowrap="nowrap">&#160;&#160;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="21">&#160;</td><td width="40">[ &#160; ]</td><td nowrap="nowrap">&#160;&#160;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="21">&#160;</td><td width="40">[ &#160; ]</td><td nowrap="nowrap">&#160;&#160;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="21">&#160;</td><td width="40">[ &#160; ]</td><td nowrap="nowrap">&#160;&#160;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</td></tr></table><p style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">&#160;</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">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 &sect;230.405) or Rule&#160;12b-2&#160;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR&#160;&sect;240.12b-2).&#160;Emerging growth company [ X ]</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">&#160;</p><p style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">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. [ X ]</p><div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><div style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: Black 1.1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt solid; width: 100%;">&#160;</div>&#160;</div><hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade" /><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;">  <strong>  </strong></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</strong></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;">
 <p>&#160; &#160; &#160;On January 18, 2018, The Joint Corp. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press release which included the announcement of certain results of operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</p>  <p>&#160; &#160; &#160;The information furnished in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.</p> </font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>  </strong></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</strong></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><p style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in;">(d)<strong>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Exhibits</strong></p><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" class="mce-item-table"><tr><td style="vertical-align: bottom;"><u><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Exhibit Number</strong></font></u></td><td style="vertical-align: bottom;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td style="vertical-align: bottom;"><u><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Description</strong></font></u></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td><td style="vertical-align: bottom;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td style="vertical-align: bottom;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: bottom;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="exh_991.htm" rel="nofollow">99.1</a></font></td><td style="vertical-align: bottom;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td style="vertical-align: bottom;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">Press Release dated January 18, 2018.&#160;</font></td></tr></table><div id="mceResizeHandlen" class="mce-resizehandle" style="cursor: n-resize; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; left: 200.238px; top: 40.2188px;"></div><div id="mceResizeHandlee" class="mce-resizehandle" style="cursor: e-resize; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; left: 396.488px; top: 68.9688px;"></div><div id="mceResizeHandles" class="mce-resizehandle" style="cursor: s-resize; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; left: 200.238px; top: 97.7188px;"></div><div id="mceResizeHandlew" class="mce-resizehandle" style="cursor: w-resize; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; left: 3.98828px; top: 68.9688px;"></div><div id="mceResizeHandlenw" class="mce-resizehandle" style="cursor: nw-resize; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; left: 3.98828px; top: 40.2188px;"></div><div id="mceResizeHandlene" class="mce-resizehandle" style="cursor: ne-resize; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; left: 396.488px; top: 40.2188px;"></div><div id="mceResizeHandlese" class="mce-resizehandle" style="cursor: se-resize; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; left: 396.488px; top: 97.7188px;"></div><div id="mceResizeHandlesw" class="mce-resizehandle" style="cursor: sw-resize; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; left: 3.98828px; top: 97.7188px;"></div></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"></font></p><hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade" /><p align="center"><strong>SIGNATURE</strong></p><p>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.</p><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td valign="top" width="49%">&#160;</td><td style="font-size: 12pt;" colspan="2" valign="top">The Joint Corp.</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="49%">&#160;</td><td width="2%">&#160;</td><td width="49%">&#160;</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="49%">&#160;</td><td width="2%">&#160;</td><td width="49%">&#160;</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="49%">Date:&#160;January 18, 2018</td><td width="2%">By:&#160;</td><td style="text-decoration: underline;" width="49%">/s/ Peter D. Holt&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="49%">&#160;</td><td width="2%">&#160;</td><td width="49%">Name: Peter D. Holt</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="49%">&#160;</td><td width="2%">&#160;</td><td width="49%">Title: President and Chief Executive Officer</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="49%">&#160;</td><td width="2%">&#160;</td><td width="49%"></td></tr></table><p>
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