UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 12b-25

NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

(Check one): ¨ Form 10-K ¨ Form 20-F ¨ Form 11-K ý Form 10-Q ¨ Form 10-D ¨ Form N-CEN ¨ Form N-CSR

For Period Ended: March 31, 2023

¨ Transition Report on Form 10-K

¨ Transition Report on Form 20-F

¨ Transition Report on Form 11-K

¨ Transition Report on Form 10-Q

¨ Transition Report on Form N-SAR

For the Transition Period Ended:                                                                                                             

If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:

PART I — REGISTRANT INFORMATION

Journey Medical Corporation

Full Name of Registrant

Not Applicable

Former Name if Applicable

9237 E Via de Venture Blvd., Suite 105
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

City, State and Zip Code

PART II — RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)

If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate)

PART III — NARRATIVE

State below in reasonable detail why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, 10-D, N-CEN, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.

Journey Medical Corporation (the “Company”) is unable to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Form 10-Q”) for the period ended March 31, 2023 within the prescribed time period without unreasonable effort and expense to the Company. On May 16, 2023, the Company and East West Bank (“EWB”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the terms of the Company’s existing revolving line of credit and term loan with EWB (the “EWB Facility”). The Company needs additional time to assess the finalization impact of the Amendment on its financial statements to be issued with the Form 10-Q, including to prepare appropriate disclosures, and reach a conclusion with respect to whether, after giving effect to the Amendment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that cause substantial doubt to exist about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as of the date of issuance of the Company’s financial statements to be included in the Form 10-Q. The Company continues to explore other financing arrangements that would provide additional liquidity to fund the Company’s operations for the next twelve months. The Company will file the Form 10-Q within the 5-day extension period provided by Rule 12b-25.

PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION

Yes ý      No ¨

If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.

While the Company is still reviewing and finalizing its first quarter fiscal 2023 financial results, it is able to provide certain preliminary results. The Company expects to report the following for the three months ended March 31, 2023:(a) Total net revenues for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023 of $12.2 million, compared to total net revenues for the three-month period ended March 31, 2022 of $23.3 million and (b) Net loss for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023 of $10.1 million, $0.57 per share basic and diluted, compared to a net loss for the three-month period ended March 31, 2022 of $1.4 million, or $0.08 per share basic and diluted.

These are preliminary results based on current expectations and are still under review and are subject to change. Actual results may differ.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 12b-25 may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As used below and throughout this press release, the words “the Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” may refer to Journey Medical. Such statements include, but are not limited to, any statements relating to our growth strategy and product development programs and any other statements that are not historical facts. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “may,” “expect,” “will,” “could,” “project,” “intend” and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could negatively affect our business, operating results, financial condition and stock price. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated include: the fact that our products and product candidates are subject to time and cost intensive regulation and clinical testing and as a result, may never be successfully developed or commercialized; a substantial portion of our sales derive from products that may become subject to third-party generic competition, the introduction of new competitor products, or an increase in market share of existing competitor products, any of which could have a significant adverse impact on our operating income; we operate in a heavily regulated industry, and we cannot predict the impact that any future legislation or administrative or executive action may have on our operations; our revenue is dependent mainly upon sales of our dermatology products and any setback relating to the sale of such products could impair our operating results; competition could limit our products’ commercial opportunity and profitability, including competition from manufacturers of generic versions of our products; the risk that our products do not achieve broad market acceptance, including by government and third-party payors; our reliance third parties for several aspects of our operations; our dependence on our ability to identify, develop, and acquire or in-license products and integrate them into our operations, at which we may be unsuccessful; the dependence of the success of our business, including our ability to finance our company and generate additional revenue, on the successful development and regulatory approval of the DFD-29 product candidate and any future product candidates that we may develop, in-license or acquire; clinical drug development is very expensive, time consuming, and uncertain and our clinical trials may fail to adequately demonstrate the safety and efficacy of our current or any future product candidates; our competitors could develop and commercialize products similar or identical to ours; risks related to the protection of our intellectual property and our potential inability to maintain sufficient patent protection for our technology and products; our business and operations would suffer in the event of computer system failures, cyber-attacks, or deficiencies in our or our third parties’ cybersecurity; the effects of major public health issues, epidemics or pandemics on our product revenues and any future clinical trials; our potential need to raise additional capital; Fortress controls a voting majority of our common stock, which could be detrimental to our other shareholders; as well as other risks described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, subsequent Reports on Form 10-Q, and our other filings we make with the SEC. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as may be required by law, and we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Journey Medical Corporation

(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.