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): December 30, 2021
CASI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 0-20713 (Commission File Number) | 58-1959440 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
9620 Medical Center Drive, Suite 300
Rockville, Maryland
(Address of principal executive offices)
20850
(Zip Code)
(240) 864-2600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 Symbol(s) | | Name of exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock | | CASI | | 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 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 a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing |
On December 30, 2021, CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) received a deficiency letter from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, for the previous 30 consecutive business days, the bid price of the Company’s common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion on the Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Rule”).
The Nasdaq deficiency letter has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market. On January 3, 2022, the Company issued a press release, attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that it had received such letter.
In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) (the “Compliance Period Rule”), the Company has been provided an initial period of 180 calendar days, or until June 28, 2022 (the “Compliance Date”), to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule. If, at any time before the Compliance Date, the bid price for the Company’s common stock closes at $1.00 or more per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, as required under the Compliance Period Rule, the Staff will provide written notification to the Company that it complies with the Bid Price Rule, unless the Staff exercises its discretion to extend this 10-day period pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(H).
If the Company does not regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule by the Compliance Date, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day compliance period (the “Second Compliance Period”). To qualify, the Company would need to meet the continued listing requirement for the market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards of the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the Bid Price Rule, and provide written notice to the Staff of its intention to cure the deficiency during the Second Compliance Period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary.
However, if the Company does not regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule by the Compliance Date and it appears to the Staff that the Company will not be able to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule during the Second Compliance Period, or the Company is otherwise not eligible for the Second Compliance Period, then Nasdaq will provide notice to the Company that the Company’s common stock will be subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the Staff’s delisting determination to a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel (the “Panel”). The Company expects that its common stock would remain listed pending the Panel’s decision. There can be no assurance that, if the Company does appeal the Staff’s delisting determination to the Panel, such appeal would be successful.
The Company intends to actively monitor the closing bid price of its common stock between now and the Compliance Date and will consider available options, including a reverse stock split. In order to make available the option of a reverse stock split, the Company may submit a reverse stock split proposal to its stockholders at a special meeting of stockholders or its next annual meeting of stockholders. However, there can be no assurance that the reverse stock split will be approved or that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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.
| | CASI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
| | (Registrant) |
| | |
| | /s/ Larry Zhang |
| | President and Principal Financial Officer |
Date: January 3, 2022
