UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 25, 2022
GUARDION HEALTH SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-38861 | | 47-4428421 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2925 Richmond Avenue, Suite 1200
Houston, Texas 77098
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 873-5141
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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, par value $0.001 per share | | GHSI | | 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).
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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 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continue Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
On January 25, 2022, Guardion Health Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) received a written notice (the “Notice”) from the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that the Company has not been in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) for a period of 30 consecutive business days. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requires listed securities to maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share, and Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum closing bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of 30 consecutive business days. The Notice has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company is provided a compliance period of 180 calendar days from the date of the Notice, or until July 25, 2022, to regain compliance with the minimum closing bid price requirement. If the Company does not regain compliance during the compliance period ending July 25, 2022, the Company may be afforded a second 180 calendar day period to regain compliance. To qualify for the second compliance period, the Company must (i) meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly-held shares and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the minimum closing bid price requirement and (ii) notify Nasdaq of its intent to cure the deficiency. The Company can achieve compliance with the minimum closing bid price requirement if, during either compliance period, the minimum closing bid price per share of the Company’s common stock is at least $1.00 for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. The Company anticipates that its shares of common stock will continue to be listed and traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market during the compliance period(s).
The Company plans to carefully assess potential actions to regain compliance. However, the Company may be unable to regain compliance with the minimum closing bid price requirement during the compliance period(s), in which case the Company anticipates Nasdaq would provide a notice to the Company that its shares of common stock are subject to delisting, and the Company’s common shares would thereupon be delisted.
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.
| | GUARDION HEALTH SCIENCES, INC. |
| Date: January 27, 2022 | | |
| | By: | /s/ Bret Scholtes |
| | Name: | Bret Scholtes |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
