Blue Star Foods Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 11, 2024, Blue Star Food Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), received a letter from the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) indicating that the Company demonstrated compliance with the bid price requirement in Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement in Listing Rule 5550(b)(1).
Additionally, the Company will be subject to a Discretionary Panel Monitor for a period of one year, until June 11, 2025. If the Company fails to maintain compliance with any continued listing requirement during the one-year monitoring period, the Company will have an opportunity to request a new hearing with the initial Panel or a newly convened Hearings Panel if the initial Panel is unavailable.
On June 12, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing its compliance. The text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Press Release | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| BLUE STAR FOODS CORP. | ||
| Date: June 12, 2024 | By: | /s/ John Keeler |
| John Keeler Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||