Cingulate Inc. — Regulatory Filings 2026

May 14, 2026

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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 14, 2026

CINGULATE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-40874	86-3825535
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File
Number)	(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)

1901 W. 47th Place

Kansas City , KS 66205

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(913) 942-2300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

_____________
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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):

| ☐ | Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| --- | --- |
| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |

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

| Title
of each class | Trading
Symbol(s) | Name
of exchange on which registered |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Common Stock, par value
$0.0001 per share | CING | The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq
Capital Market) |
| Warrants, exercisable for
common stock | CINGW | The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (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).

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. ☐

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 14, 2026, Cingulate Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 and providing a business update. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference. The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for 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 such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

| Exhibit
No. | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 99.1 | Press
Release dated May 14, 2026 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive
Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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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.

| CINGULATE INC. — By: | /s/
Jennifer L. Callahan |
| --- | --- |
| Name: | Jennifer L. Callahan |
| Title: | Chief Financial
Officer |

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