ClearSign Technologies Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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 reported, on May 2, 2024, ClearSign Technologies Corporation (the “Company”), received a written notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the bid price for the Company’s common stock for the 30 consecutive business days beginning on March 20, 2024 and ending on May 1, 2024, had closed below the minimum $1 per share and, as a result, the Company was not in compliance with the $1 minimum bid price requirement for the continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Rule”).
On October 30, 2024, the Company received a second written notification from Nasdaq granting the Company’s request for a 180-day extension to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule. The Company now has until April 28, 2025 to meet the requirement. As part of the Company’s request for the 180-day extension, the Company notified Nasdaq that it intends to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. If at any time prior to April 28, 2025, the bid price of the Company’s common stock closes at $1 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, the Company will regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule.
If the Company does not regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule during the additional 180-day extension, Nasdaq will provide written notification to the Company that its common stock will be delisted. At that time, the Company may appeal the relevant delisting determination to a hearings panel pursuant to the procedures set forth in the applicable Nasdaq Listing Rules. However, there can be no assurance that, if the Company does appeal the delisting determination by Nasdaq to the hearings panel, that such appeal would be successful.
The Company will continue to monitor the closing bid price of its common stock and evaluate its available options to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule.
Nasdaq’s extension notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of its common stock, which continues to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol, “CLIR.”
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Form 8-K”) contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are identified by words such as “plans,” “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “may,” “believes,” “estimates” or “estimated, “intends,” and other similar words, expressions, and formulations. This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company’s ability to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule, the Company’s intentions to actively monitor the closing bid price of its common stock and the Company’s plans to consider implementing available options, including a reverse stock split, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule, and the Company’s intention to appeal any future delisting determination. The Company’s actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, including the risk that the Company may not meet the minimum bid price requirement during any compliance period or in the future, the risk that the Company may not otherwise meet the requirements for continued listing under the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the risk that Nasdaq may not grant the Company relief from delisting if necessary, the risk that the Company may not ultimately meet applicable Nasdaq requirements if any such relief is necessary, the risk that the Company’s stockholders do not approve a reverse stock split, if needed, the risk that the Company is unable to timely effectuate a reverse stock split to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule, among other risks and uncertainties. A detailed discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is included in the documents that the Company files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Form 8-K, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to revise or update such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: October 30, 2024
| CLEARSIGN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Colin James Deller | |
| Name: | Colin James Deller | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |