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( Mark One ) þ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended September 30 , 2021 O TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 1-13602 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K Wisconsin ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 48 NW 25th Street , Suite 102 , Miami , Florida ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common stock , $ 0.01 par value Veru Inc. ( Name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer O þ 39-1144397 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code ( 305 ) 509-6897 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) VERU 33127 ( Zip Code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes o No þ 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 o No þ 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 past 90 days . Yes þ No O Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Capital Market 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 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes þ No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a 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 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 . O þ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes o No þ The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of March 31 , 2021 , was approximately $ 689.5 million based on the per share closing price as of March 31 , 2021 quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market for the registrant's common stock , which was $ 10.78 . There were 80,029,748 shares of the registrant's common stock , $ 0.01 par value per share outstanding on November 29 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE : Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of the Registrant are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report .