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 3, 2022
DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-40400 | 46-1942864 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1400 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX | 78701 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(209) 651-0172
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbols | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 | DBGI | 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company x
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 Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On November 3, 2022, Digital Brands Group, Inc. (the “Company”) received notice from the Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that the Company’s bid price had closed below $0.10 per share for the preceding ten consecutive trading days, in contravention of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(3)(A)(iii) and, as a result, the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) would consider the deficiency as an additional basis for delisting.
Effective as of 5 pm EST on November 3, 2022, the Company implemented a reverse stock split at a ratio of 1-for-100 shares, which the Company believes will remedy both the $0.10 threshold price deficiency and the $1.00 bid price deficiency cited by the Staff. In order to evidence compliance with Nasdaq’s bid price criteria, the Company must evidence a closing bid price of at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 (though generally not more than 20) consecutive business days. As of the close of business on November 11, 2022, the Company had evidenced a closing bid price in excess of $1.00 per share for six consecutive business days.
As previously disclosed, the Company attended a hearing before the Panel at which it presented its plan to regain compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity and bid price requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The Panel granted the Company’s request for continued listing, ultimately requiring the Company to evidence full compliance with all applicable listing criteria by January 17, 2023.
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.
DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP, INC. | ||
Date: November 14, 2022 | ||
By: | /s/ John Hilburn Davis IV | |
Name: | John Hilburn Davis IV | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |