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): January 6, 2023
Peak Bio, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-39951 | 85-2448157 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3350 W. Bayshore Rd., Suite 100
Palo Alto, CA 94303
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 549-9103
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | PKBO | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock for $11.50 per share | PKBOW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Item 3.01. | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
As previously disclosed, on November 1, 2022, Peak Bio, Inc. (the “Company”) received written notice (the “Notice”) from the Staff of the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) stating that the Staff has determined that the Company has not complied with the requirements of IM-5101-2 because (i) the Company has not demonstrated that its common stock complies with the minimum 1,000,000 unrestricted publicly held shares requirement in Listing Rule 5505(a)(2) (the “Unrestricted Publicly Held Shares Requirement”) and (ii) the Company’s warrants do not qualify for initial listing since the security underlying the warrant, the Company’s common stock, does not qualify. The Company requested, and received, a hearing with the Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) on December 8, 2022 to appeal Nasdaq’s determination, which request stayed the suspension of the Company’s common stock and warrants and the filing by Nasdaq of a Form 25-NSE pending the Panel’s decision.
On January 6, 2023, the Company received the determination letter (the “Determination Letter”) from the Panel to delist the Company’s common stock and warrants from Nasdaq. The Determination Letter indicated Nasdaq will suspend trading in Company’s common stock and warrants effective at the open of business on January 10, 2023 and indicated that it intends to file a Form 25-NSE Notification of Delisting with the Securities and Exchange Commission once all applicable appeal and review periods have expired in order to effect the formal delisting of the Company’s securities from Nasdaq.
Upon suspension from Nasdaq, the Company expects its securities to begin trading on the OTC Markets’ “OTC Pink Market” tier.
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: January 9, 2023
PEAK BIO, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Stephen LaMond | |
Name: | Stephen LaMond | |
Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer |