Item 3.01. | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
As previously reported, on January 13, 2023, Aeglea BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) received a written notice from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, based on the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), for the last 30 consecutive trading days, the Company no longer complied with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”). In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company was provided an initial period of 180-calendar days, or until July 12, 2023, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. On June 30, 2023, the Company applied to transfer the listing of its Common Stock from The Nasdaq Global Market to The Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Transfer”).
On July 13, 2023, the Company received approval from Nasdaq of the Transfer (the “Approval”). The Transfer became effective at the opening of business on July 14, 2023. The Company’s Common Stock continues to trade under the symbol “AGLE.” The Nasdaq Capital Market operates in substantially the same manner as the Nasdaq Global Market, but with less stringent listing requirements, although listed companies must meet certain financial requirements and comply with Nasdaq’s corporate governance requirements.
In connection with the Approval, the Company has been granted an additional 180-calendar day grace period, or until January 8, 2024, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. To regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement and qualify for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, the minimum bid price per share of the Company’s Common Stock must be at least $1.00 for at least ten consecutive business days during the additional 180-calendar day grace period. If the Company does not regain compliance during this additional grace period, its Common Stock would be subject to delisting by Nasdaq. As part of its Transfer application, the Company notified Nasdaq that in order to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement during the additional grace period, it intends to implement a reverse stock split, which was approved by the Company’s stockholders on June 6, 2023. If the Company’s Common Stock becomes subject to delisting as a result of the Company’s failure to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by January 8, 2024, the Company may appeal the decision to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel. In the event of an appeal, the Company’s Common Stock would remain listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market pending a written decision by the Nasdaq Hearings Panel following a hearing. In the event that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel determines not to continue the Company’s listing and the Company’s Common Stock is delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company’s Common Stock may trade on the OTC Bulletin Board or other small trading markets, such as the pink sheets.