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 18, 2022
Comera Life Sciences Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-41403 | 87-4706968 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
12 Gill Street Suite 4650 Woburn, Massachusetts | 01801 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 871-2101
Not Applicable
(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 | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock | CMRA | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Warrants | CMRAW | 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).
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| Item 3.01. | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
On November 18, 2022, Comera Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from the listing qualifications department staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that for the last 30 consecutive business days, the Company’s minimum Market Value of Listed Securities (“MVLS”) was below the minimum of $35 million required for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq listing rule 5550(b)(2).
The notice has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock, and the Company’s common stock continues to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CMRA.”
In accordance with Nasdaq listing rule 5810(c)(3)(C), the Company has 180 calendar days, or until May 17, 2023, to regain compliance. The notice states that to regain compliance, the Company’s MVLS must close at $35 million or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days (or such longer period of time as the Nasdaq staff may require in some circumstances, but generally not more than 20 consecutive business days) during the compliance period ending May 17, 2023. The Company may also regain compliance by meeting the continued listing standard of a minimum stockholders’ equity of at least $2.5 million.
If the Company does not regain compliance by May 17, 2023, Nasdaq staff will provide written notice to the Company that its securities are subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal any such delisting determination to a Nasdaq hearings panel.
The Company intends to actively monitor the Company’s MVLS between now and May 17, 2023, and may, if appropriate, evaluate available options to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance with the MVLS rule. While the Company is exercising diligent efforts to maintain the listing of its common stock on Nasdaq, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain or maintain compliance with Nasdaq listing standards.
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: November 23, 2022 | COMERA LIFE SCIENCES HOLDINGS, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey S. Hackman | |||
| Name: | Jeffrey S. Hackman | |||
| Title: | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | |||