Gemphire Therapeutics Inc
Annual Report 2017

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UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, DC 20549 Form 10-K/A(Amendment No. 1)(Mark One) ☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 OR ☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 001-37809 Gemphire Therapeutics Inc.(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 47‑2389984(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 17199 N. Laurel Park Drive, Suite 401, Livonia, MI 48152(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (734) 245‑1700(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Title of Each Class Name of Exchange on Which RegisteredCommon stock, $0.001 par value The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NoneIndicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ☐Yes ☑No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ☐Yes ☑No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) hasbeen subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every InteractiveData File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not containedherein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated byreference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reportingcompany, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reportingcompany,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer ☐Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☒Smaller reporting company ☐(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) 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 complyingwith any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Yes ☐ No ☒ The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $71.3 million onJune 30, 2017, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value, as of March 7, 2018 was 14,225,900. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Parts of the Proxy Statement for the Registrant’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of thisAnnual Report on Form 10-K.  TABLE OF CONTENTS PageExplanatory Note1 PART IV ITEM 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules2 Signatures3 EXPLANATORY NOTE Gemphire Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (the“Amendment”) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the Securities andExchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 20, 2018 (the “Original Form 10-K”) solely to include revised Exhibits31.1 and 31.2, which replace the previously filed versions of those exhibits, to include certain statements required byItem 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K in the introductory portion of paragraph 4 and in paragraph 4(b), inadvertentlyomitted by the Company when previously filed. This Amendment consists solely of the preceding cover page, thisexplanatory note, the exhibit index, signature page and paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 5 of each of the revised certifications filedas exhibits to this Amendment. Because no financial statements are included with this Amendment, paragraph 3 of suchcertifications has been omitted. No other changes have been made to, and this Amendment does not otherwise alter or update any otherinformation contained in, the the Original Form 10-K. The Original Form 10-K continues to speak as of its original filingdate. This Amendment does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the original filing date of, and doesnot modify or update in any way disclosures made in, the Original Form 10-K. Accordingly, this Amendment should beread in conjunction with the Original Form 10-K and our other filings with the SEC subsequent to the filing of theOriginal Form 10-K. 1 PART IV ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULESThe following exhibits are filed with this Amendment on Form 10-K/A: EXHIBITNUMBER DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT 31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), asAdopted Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 200231.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), asAdopted Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 2 SIGNATURESPursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has dulycaused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.Date: August 22, 2018GEMPHIRE THERAPEUTICS INC. By:/S/ STEVEN GULLANS Steven Gullans, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer 3Exhibit 31.1 CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERPURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a) OR 15d-14(a), AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TOSECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002 I, Steven Gullans, Ph.D., certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Gemphire Therapeutics Inc. for the period ended December31, 2017; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements weremade, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. [Intentionally Omitted]; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosurecontrols and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financialreporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to bedesigned under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including itsconsolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period inwhich this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financialreporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability offinancial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance withgenerally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this reportour conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the periodcovered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurredduring the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annualreport) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controlover financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internalcontrol over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s Board of Directors(or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control overfinancial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process,summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significantrole in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. Date: August 22, 2018 /s/ STEVEN GULLANS Name:Steven Gullans, Ph.D. Title:President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Exhibit 31.2 CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICERPURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a) OR 15d-14(a), AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TOSECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002 I, Jeffrey S. Mathiesen, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Gemphire Therapeutics Inc. for the period ended December31, 2017; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements weremade, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. [Intentionally Omitted]; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosurecontrols and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financialreporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to bedesigned under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including itsconsolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period inwhich this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financialreporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability offinancial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance withgenerally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this reportour conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the periodcovered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurredduring the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annualreport) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controlover financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internalcontrol over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s Board of Directors(or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control overfinancial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process,summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significantrole in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. Date: August 22, 2018 /s/ JEFFREY S. MATHIESEN Name:Jeffrey S. Mathiesen Title:Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) 

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