UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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) May 20, 2026
Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. (Now Known As Rocket One Inc.)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 001-38803 | 82-1553794 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I. R. S. Employer Identification No.) |
720 Monroe Street, Suite E514
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)
(866) 239-7459
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Hoth Therapeutics, Inc.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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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, $0.0001 par value | RKTO | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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. ☐
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On May 20, 2026, Rocket One Inc. (formerly, Hoth Therapeutics, Inc.) (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter Amendment”), with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to change the name of the Company from “Hoth Therapeutics, Inc.” to “Rocket One Inc.” effective as of May 26, 2026 (the “Name Change”).
Pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.390(8), no stockholder approval was required for the Charter Amendment because it only related to a name change. A copy of the Charter Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the Name Change, the Company’s trading symbol for its common stock will begin trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market on May 28, 2026 under the symbol “RKTO” (the “Symbol Change”).
Neither the Name Change, nor the Symbol Change, affects the rights of the Company’s shareholders, and shareholders do not need to take any action in connection with the Name Change or the Symbol Change. The CUSIP number for the Company’s common stock will remain 44148G204.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 27, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing, among other things, the Name Change and Symbol Change. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
As previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2026, on April 22, 2026, the Company filed Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada for the formation of its new wholly-owned subsidiary, Rocket One Inc. On May 20, 2026, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to change the name of the subsidiary from “Rocket One Inc.” to “Rocket One.0 Inc.” effective as of May 26, 2026.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The exhibit listed in the following Exhibit Index is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation dated May 20, 2026 | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 27, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the 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: May 27, 2026 | Rocket One Inc. (formerly Hoth Therapeutics, Inc.) |
| /s/ Robb Knie | |
| Robb Knie | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 3.1


Business Number E0234272017 - 6 Filed in the Office of Filing Number 20265755587 Secretary of State State Of Nevada Filed On 5/20/2026 2:43:00 PM Number of Pages 2 FRANCISCO V. AGUILAR Secretary of State 401 North Carson Street Carson City, Nevada B97d1 - 42D1 (775) 684 - 5708 Website: www.nvsos.gov Profit Corporation: Certificate of Amendment (PURSUANT TO NRS 78 380 & 78 385 78.390) Certificate to Accompany Restated Articles or Amended and Restated Articles ‹PURSUANT TO NRS 78.403) Officer's Statement (PURSUANT TO NRS 80.030) 4. Effective Date and Time: (Optional) D a ! l3 05/26/2026 T i= € :o0 AM (must not be later than 90 days after the certificate is filed) Changes to takes the following effect. ;r The entity name has been amended. The registered agent has been changed. (attach Certificate of Acceptance from new registered agent) The purpose of the entity has been amended. The authorized shares have been amended. The directors, managers or general partners have been amended. IRS tax language has been added. Articles have been added. Articles have been deleted. Other. The articles have been amended as follows: (provide article numbers, if available) 1. Name of Corporation: Rocket One Inc. (attach additional page(s) if necessary) 5. Information Being Changed: (Domestic corporations only) 6. Signature: (Required) X Signature of Officer or Authorized Signer ign user o Au ed S gner President and Chairman Title Authorized Signer Title *If any proposed amendment would alter or change any preference or any relative or other right given to any class or series of outstanding shares, than the amendment must be approved by the vote, in addition to the affirmative vote otherwise required, of the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of each class or series affected by the amendment regardless to limitations or restrictions an the voting power thereof. Please include any required or optional information in space below: (attach additional page(s) if necessary) This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees. Page 2 of 2 Revised. 9/1/2023
Exhibit 99.1
Hoth Therapeutics Becomes Rocket One Inc. (Nasdaq: RKTO), Targeting the Space Economy with Next-Generation Nanomagnetic AI Chip Technology and Ultra-Low-Power, Radiation-Tolerant Computing for Space and Defense Applications
Company Adopts Space-Focused Identity, New Ticker “RKTO,” and Exclusive License of AI Chip Architecture Designed for Ultra-Low-Power, Radiation-Tolerant Computing in Space and Defense Applications
HOBOKEN, N.J. — May 27, 2026 — Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTH) (“Hoth” or the “Company”) today announced that, following the strategic repositioning disclosed on May 19, 2026, it has completed the legal change of its corporate name to Rocket One Inc. (“Rocket One”) effective as of May 26, 2026 and will begin trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the new ticker symbol “RKTO” at the open of trading on May 28, 2026. The Company’s common stock will cease trading under the symbol “HOTH” at the close of trading on May 27, 2026.
The Rocket One identity reflects the Company’s strategic focus on the orbital economy: the next generation of satellites, defense platforms, and space-based AI systems that depend on hardware capable of operating reliably in space. The Company’s legacy biotechnology programs will continue to be advanced under a wholly owned subsidiary.
Why Space, and Why Now
The commercial space sector is undergoing a structural shift. Falling launch costs, the rapid growth of small satellites, and rising defense demand for resilient orbital assets are creating a new layer of infrastructure above the atmosphere. As more workloads move from ground stations to spacecraft — from Earth observation and signal processing to autonomous navigation and on-orbit AI — the limiting factor is no longer getting to orbit. It is the ability to run powerful computing on satellites that have very little power available, generate heat that is hard to dissipate, and operate in an environment of constant radiation.
Today’s standard computer chips are designed for terrestrial data centers, not for low-Earth orbit. They consume power satellites cannot spare, lose data when the satellite power cycles on and off, and require heavy shielding to survive radiation. Rocket One is positioning itself directly at this bottleneck.
The Technology Platform
Rocket One holds exclusive rights to a next-generation nanomagnetic AI chip technology. Unlike conventional chips that move electrons through silicon, this new class of chip uses magnetism at the nanoscale to perform the core calculations that drive artificial intelligence.
Properties of the technology that make it especially well-suited for space and defense applications include:
| ● | Holds data without power. The chip retains computational results even when powered off, intended to eliminate data loss during satellite power cycles and eclipse periods. |
| ● | Extremely low energy use. The design targets dramatically lower energy per calculation than conventional AI chips, intended to address the severe power limits of small satellites and deep-space platforms. |
| ● | Very small footprint. Each compute cell occupies only a tiny fraction of the area of a conventional chip element, supporting the strict mass and volume constraints of nanosatellite payloads. |
| ● | Built for edge AI. Computing on the device itself reduces dependence on ground-link bandwidth and limits exposure to interception or jamming — increasingly valued by defense and national security customers. |
Rocket One’s Strategic Aperture
Building on the previously disclosed formation of its space subsidiary, now Rocket One.0 Inc., Rocket One intends to pursue three converging opportunities: (i) AI chip and memory hardware engineered for orbital and high-radiation environments; (ii) nano-launch and nanosatellite enablement; and (iii) defense and national security applications where radiation tolerance, energy efficiency, and on-device intelligence intersect. The Company believes these markets are mutually reinforcing and that its licensed nanomagnetic chip platform offers a differentiated entry point into each.
What Stockholders Should Know
| ● | New Corporate Name: Rocket One Inc. |
| ● | New Ticker Symbol: RKTO (Nasdaq Capital Market) |
| ● | Former Ticker Symbol: HOTH (Nasdaq Capital Market) |
| ● | Effective Date of Name Change: May 26, 2026 |
| ● | Effective Date of Ticker Symbol Change: May 28, 2026 |
| ● | CUSIP: 44148G204 (no change) |
| ● | Corporate Website: www.rocketone.space |
Management Commentary
“Space is moving from a launch story to a compute story. We believe that the platforms that will define the next decade in orbit will be the ones that can think for themselves under power and radiation constraints that ground-based hardware was never designed to handle. The rebrand to Rocket One reflects where we are positioning this Company,” said Robb Knie, Chief Executive Officer. Knie continued, “Our exclusive licenses give us a credible technical foundation, and the RKTO ticker is a signal to investors, partners, and customers that our focus is now on the orbital economy.”
About Rocket One Inc.
Rocket One Inc. (formerly Hoth Therapeutics, Inc.) is focused on developing and commercializing infrastructure for the orbital economy, including next-generation nanomagnetic AI chip technology designed for radiation-tolerant, energy-constrained environments such as low-Earth orbit, deep-space platforms, and defense systems. The Company holds exclusive rights to certain technologies, including a nanomagnetic matrix multiplier architecture intended as a hardware accelerator for machine learning and AI workloads, and related magnetic memory technology with potential applications in radiation-tolerant computing for defense and space systems. The Company is also positioned to pursue opportunities in nano-launch systems and nanosatellite deployment. The Company’s biotechnology pipeline, including, but not limited to, HT-001, HT-KIT, HT-ALZ, and its GDNF-based metabolic program, will continue to be advanced under a wholly owned subsidiary.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “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, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s strategic repositioning, the development potential of the licensed technologies, the suitability of those technologies for orbital, defense, and other applications, anticipated future operations and market opportunities. You should not place reliance on these forward-looking statements, which include words such as “could,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “continue,” “predict,” “potential,” “project” or similar terms, variations of such terms, or the negative of those terms. There are a number of factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and assumptions and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation: the early-stage nature of the licensed technologies, which have not been fabricated as integrated devices, validated in space environments, or qualified for any commercial or government program, and the absence of any commercial product; the substantial additional capital the Company will require to fabricate, test, and qualify the licensed technologies, including for radiation tolerance and space deployment; the long development timelines associated with novel semiconductor and materials platforms; competition from larger, better-funded and well recognized companies in the semiconductor, AI hardware, space, and defense computing sectors; the Company’s ability to recruit qualified leadership and technical personnel in nanomagnetic devices, semiconductor engineering, and aerospace systems; the Company’s ability to comply with diligence milestones under the Virginia Commonwealth University license agreements, the failure of which could result in loss of license rights; intellectual property risks; export control and government contracting risks associated with defense and space applications; and the risks inherent in a strategic pivot. Additional risk factors are described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) including the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company’s other filings made with the SEC. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee such outcomes. The Company may not realize its expectations, and its beliefs may not prove correct. All such statements speak only as of the date made. Consequently, forward-looking statements should be regarded solely as the Company’s current plans, estimates, and beliefs. Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. The Company does not undertake and specifically declines any obligation to update, republish, or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events, or circumstances or to reflect the occurrences of unanticipated events, except as may be required by applicable law.
Investor Contact
LR Advisors LLC
Email: investorrelations@rocketone.space
Phone: (678) 570-6791
www.rocketone.space