UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): February 23, 2026

ARMATA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington		001-37544		91-1549568
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

	5005 McConnell Avenue Los Angeles, California		90066
	(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(310) 655-2928

(Registrant’s Telephone number)

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

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock		ARMP		NYSE American

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 23, 2026, Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted the Qualified Infectious Disease Product designation to AP-SA02, the Company’s intravenously-administered Staphylococcus aureus (“S. aureus”) multi-phage product candidate, for adjunct treatment of complicated bacteremia caused by methicillin-sensitive S. aureus or methicillin resistant S. aureus. The full text of the press release issued in connection with this announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 7.01 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 7.01 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated February 23, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document).

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SIGNATURES

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.

Date: February 23, 2026	Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

	By:	/s/ David House
	Name:	David House
	Title:	Senior Vice President, Finance and Principal Financial Officer

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