UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 2022
Commission File Number: 001-39137
AnPac Bio-Medical Science Co., Ltd.
(Registrant’s name)
801 Bixing Street, Bihu County
Lishui, Zhejiang Province 323006
The People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive office)
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AnPac Bio-Medical Science Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) has received a Staff determination letter (the “Letter”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) dated March 24, 2022, notifying the Company of the Staff’s determination to delist the Company’s securities from The Nasdaq Global Market due to its failure to regain compliance with the minimum $50,000,000 Market Value of Listed Securities required for continued listing as set forth in Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A) (the “ MVLS”), following the 180 calendar day compliance period. The Letter also indicates that the Company has not met the minimum standard requirements of $10,000,000 in stockholders’ equity, $50,000,000 in total assets and $50,000,000 in total revenue. Pursuant to the Letter, unless the Company requests an appeal of the Letter, trading of the Company’s American Depositary Shares will be suspended at the opening of business on April 4, 2022, and Form 25-NSE will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which will remove the Company’s securities from listing and registration on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Company may also apply to list its securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market if it satisfies the requirements for continued listing on that market. The Company is applying to transfer to The Nasdaq Capital Market and will appeal the Letter to seek additional time to meet the requirements to transfer.
As previously reported, on September 24, 2021, the Company received a written notification from Nasdaq indicating that the Company no longer meets the continued listing requirement of MVLS for 30 consecutive business days preceding September 24, 2021. The Company was provided 180 calendar days, or until March 23, 2022 to regain compliance with the MVLS requirement. The Company was unable to regain compliance with the MVLS requirement by March 23, 2022. As previously reported, the Company has a separate Nasdaq Global Market deficiency in the requirement that it maintain a minimum Market Value of Public Held Shares (“MVPHS”) of $15,000,000. The Company has until July 18, 2022 to regain compliance with the MVPHS requirement. Also as previously filed, on March 8, 2022, the Company received a written notification indicating that the minimum closing bid price per share for its American Depositary Shares was below $1.00 for a period of 30 consecutive business days preceding March 8, 2022 and the Company did not meet the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Rule”). The Company has until September 5, 2022 to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. Resolving any of the existing deficiencies will not automatically resolve any of the other deficiencies. The existence of a second deficiency prevented the Company from receiving an extension from the Staff to return to compliance with the MVLS requirement.
The Company intends to request a hearing before a Hearings Panel (the “Panel”). Such a request will stay the suspension of the Company’s securities and the filing of the Form 25-NSE pending the Panel’s decision; during the period before the hearing, the Company’s American Depositary Shares will continue to trade. At the hearing, the Company intends to request a transfer to the Nasdaq Capital Market, present a plan to achieve compliance with continued listing requirements of The Nasdaq Capital Market and request that the Panel allow the Company additional time within which to regain such compliance. While the Company believes that it will be able to present a viable plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq Capital Market requirements, there can be no assurance that the Panel will grant the Company’s request for a suspension of delisting or continued listing.
Special Note Concerning Forward Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are relating to the Company’s future financial and operating performance. The Company has attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminologies including “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “plans,” “projects,” “intends,” “potential,” “target,” “aim,” “predict,” “outlook,” “seek,” “goal” “objective,” “assume,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “positioned,” “forecast,” “likely,” “may,” “could,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “approximately” or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, assumptions and uncertainties involving judgments about, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the Company’s control. These statements also involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, our ability to comply with Nasdaq Listing Rules, the implementation of our business model and growth strategies; trends and competition in the cancer screening and detection market; our expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of our cancer screening and detection tests and our ability to expand our customer base; our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protections for our CDA technology and our continued research and development to keep pace with technology developments; our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals from the NMPA, the FDA and the relevant U.S. states and have our laboratories certified or accredited by authorities including the CLIA; our future business development, financial condition and results of operations and our ability to obtain financing cost-effectively; potential changes of government regulations; general economic and business conditions in China and elsewhere; our ability to hire and maintain key personnel; our relationship with our major business partners and customers; and the duration of the coronavirus outbreaks and their potential adverse impact on the economic conditions and financial markets and our business and financial performance, such as resulting from reduced commercial activities due to quarantines and travel restrictions instituted by China, the U.S. and many other countries around the world to contain the spread of the virus. Additionally, all forward-looking statements are subject to the “Risk Factors” detailed from time to time in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Because of these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. In addition, these statements speak only as of the date of this press release and, except as may be required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
Exhibit 99.1 | Press release dated March 26, 2022 |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
AnPac Bio-Medical Science Co., Ltd. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: March 28, 2022 | By: | /s/ Dr. Chris Chang Yu |
Name: | Dr. Chris Chang Yu | |
Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer |