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): April 30, 2024
PaxMedica, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-41475 | 85-0870387 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
303 South Broadway, Suite 125
Tarrytown, NY | 10591 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(914) 987-2876
(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 Exchange Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading
Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange
on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | PXMD | | 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).
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.
On April 30, 2024, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notified PaxMedica, Inc. (the “Company”) that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) has determined to delist the Company’s common stock and that trading of the Company’s securities will be suspended at the open of trading on May 2, 2024. The Company expects its common stock will be eligible for quotation on the OTC Pink Market under its existing symbol, “PXMD.”
The Panel reached its decision because the Company is in violation of the minimum bid price requirement of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The Company has 15 days after the date it received notice of the Panel’s decision to request that the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council (the “Council”) review the decision, or the Council may, on its own motion, determine to review the Panel’s decision within 45 calendar days after the Company was notified of the decision.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The use of words such as “will,” “plan,” “expect,” or “intend” and other similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain as they are based on current expectations and assumptions concerning future events or future performance of the Company. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the eligibility of the Company’s common stock for quotation on the OTC Pink Market. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. In evaluating such statements, prospective investors should review carefully various risks and uncertainties identified in this release and set forth in the Company's SEC filings, including the risks found in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in PaxMedica’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties, and other important factors in any subsequent reports filed with the SEC. These risks and uncertainties could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements.
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.
| | PaxMedica, Inc. |
| | | |
| | By: | /s/ Howard J. Weisman |
| | Names: Howard J. Weisman |
| | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Date: May 1, 2024
