SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
December 2, 2009
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Discovery Laboratories, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-26422 | 94-3171943 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
2600 Kelly Road, Suite 100
Warrington, Pennsylvania 18976
(Address of principal executive offices)
(215) 488-9300
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 2, 2009, Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market indicating that for 30 consecutive business days the Company’s common stock did not maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 (“Minimum Bid Price Requirement”) per share as required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1).
The notification of noncompliance has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market. Under the Nasdaq Listing Rules, if during the 180 calendar days following the date of the notification, or prior to June 1, 2010, the closing bid price of the Company’s stock is at or above $1.00 for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, the Company will regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement and the common stock will continue to be eligible for listing on the Nasdaq Global Market.
If the Company does not achieve compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by June 1, 2010, Nasdaq will provide written notification to the Company that the common stock is subject to delisting. The Company may, at that time, appeal Nasdaq’s determination to a Nasdaq Hearing Panel. Such an appeal, if granted, would stay delisting until a Panel ruling. Alternatively, if at that time the Company is in compliance with all initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market other than the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, the Company could apply to transfer the listing of its common stock to the Nasdaq Capital Market and thereby receive an additional grace period to gain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.
The Company intends to monitor the closing bid price of its common stock and may, if appropriate, consider implementing available options to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement under the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
On December 4, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing its receipt of the Nasdaq deficiency letter. A copy of the please release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits | |
99.1 | Press release dated December 4, 2009 |
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:
To the extent that statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K are not strictly historical, including statements as to business strategy, outlook, objectives, future milestones, plans, intentions, goals, future financial conditions, future collaboration agreements, the success of the Company’s product development or otherwise as to future events, such statements are forward-looking, and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. Such risks and others are further described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the most recent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, and any amendments thereto.
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.
Discovery Laboratories, Inc. | |||
Date | By: | /s/ W. Thomas Amick | |
Name: | W. Thomas Amick | ||
Title: | Chairman of the Board and Interim | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
Date: December 4, 2009