UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): October 16, 2019
DERMTECH, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-38118 | 84-2870849 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
11099 N. Torrey Pines Road, Suite 100
La Jolla, CA 92037
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (858)450-4222
Check the appropriate box below if the Form8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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 $0.0001 per share | DMTK | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
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. ☐
INTRODUCTORY NOTE
Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
By letter dated October 16, 2019, DermTech, Inc., or the Company, was notified by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, or Nasdaq, that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel, or the Panel, determined to delist the Company’s warrants previously trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “DMTKW”, or the Public Warrants, due to the Company’s failure to demonstrate compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5515(a)(4), which requires the Company to have a minimum of 400 round lot holders of its publically traded warrants. Accordingly, the Company’s Public Warrants were suspended from The Nasdaq Capital Market effective at the open of trading on October 18, 2019, at which time the Public Warrants became available for quotation under the trading symbol “DMTKW” on the Pink Market operated by OTC Markets Group Inc. Information regarding OTC Markets Group Inc. can be found atwww.otcmarkets.com. Following the expiration of all review periods, Nasdaq will file a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to formally delist the Company’s Public Warrants.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 18, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Panel has granted the Company’s request for continued listing of its common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market, subject to compliance with certain conditions. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 tothis Form 8-K. The contents of the press release are hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01. Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The list of exhibits is set forth on the Exhibit Index of this Current Report on Form8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | Filed Herewith | Form | Incorporated by Reference File No. | Date Filed | |||||
99.1 | Press Release, dated October 18, 2019 | X |
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.
DERMTECH, INC. | ||||||
Date: October 18, 2019 | By: | /s/ Kevin Sun | ||||
Name: Kevin Sun | ||||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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