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): October 16, 2024
BLUE STAR FOODS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-40991 | | 82-4270040 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
3000 NW 109th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33172
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 836-6858
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Company under any of the following provisions:
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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, $0.0001 | | BSFC | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (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 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. ☐
Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On October 16, 2024, Blue Star Foods Corp. (the “Company”) received a notice letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, based upon the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), for the last 30 consecutive business days, the Company is not currently in compliance with the requirement to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Requirement”), which matter serves as a basis for delisting the Company’s securities from Nasdaq.
As previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2024, the Company is subject to a Mandatory Panel Monitor for a period of one year, or until June 11, 2025. As such, the Company is not eligible for a compliance period. The Company has the opportunity to request a hearing with the Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), by October 23, 2024, which request was made on October 18, 2024. The hearing request will stay the suspension of the Company’s securities and the filing of the Form 25-NSE pending the Panel’s decision. The fee for the hearing is $20,000.
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.
| | BLUE STAR FOODS CORP. |
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| Date: October 18, 2024 | By: | /s/ John Keeler |
| | | John Keeler Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
