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): November 22, 2023
INVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | | 001-39701 | | 20-4036208 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5582 Broadcast Court
Sarasota, Florida 34240
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 878-9505
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | | INVO | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| (Title of Each Class) | | (Trading Symbol) | | (Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered) |
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 28, 2023, INVO Bioscience, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) announced that it had received a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”), dated November 22, 2023, informing the Company that it has regained compliance with Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Equity Rule”) for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, as the Company’s stockholders’ equity met or exceeded $2,500,000. The Company will be subject to a mandatory panel monitor for a period of one year from the date of the notification.
Nasdaq had previously notified the Company on November 23, 2022 that the Company was not in compliance with the Equity Rule because it failed to maintain stockholders’ equity of at least $2,500,000. In order to regain compliance with the rule, the Company was required to demonstrate stockholder’s equity of at least $2,500,000.
On November 20, 2023, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement with Cytovia Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (“Cytovia”) for Cytovia’s acquisition of 1,200,000 shares of the Company’s newly designated Series B Preferred Stock in exchange for 163,637 shares of common stock of NAYA Biosciences Inc. (“NAYA”) held by Cytovia valued at $6,000,000. On November 20, 2023, the Company and Cytovia closed on the exchange of shares.
As a result of the exchange and based on the reduction in net loss demonstrated in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the ongoing and further expected reduction in certain operating costs, including the end of research and development expenses related to securing FDA clearance for the INVOcell label update, and profits from the operations of our previously-acquired clinic, Wisconsin Fertility Institute, the Company’s stockholders’ equity was sufficient to maintain its Nasdaq listing.
A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
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: November 28, 2023
| | INVO BIOSCIENCE, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Steven Shum |
| | | Steven Shum |
| | | Chief Executive Officer |
