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( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended August 31 , 2021 TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Commission file number 001-38951 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K Nevada ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.001 par value shar Warrants to 505 Lomas Santa Fe , Suite 160 , Solana Beach , CA USA ( Address of principal executive offices ) Artelo Biosciences , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) per Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 92075 ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 858 ) 925-7049 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) ARTL 33-1220924 ARTLW ☐ X ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market , LLC Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : N / A ( Title of class ) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 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 X 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 Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the last 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No The Nasdaq Stock Market , LLC Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging Growth Company □ □ □ X