Hydrofarm Holdings Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
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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): September 12, 2024
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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 March 14, 2024, Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) informing the Company that because the closing bid price for the Company’s common stock listed on Nasdaq was below $1.00 for 30 consecutive business days, the Company is not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”).
In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company had a period of 180 calendar days from March 14, 2024, or until September 10, 2024, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.
On August 9, 2024, the Company submitted a request to Nasdaq for a 180-day extension to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. The Company indicated to Nasdaq that it met the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly-held shares and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, and provided notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the extended compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. On June 6, 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock at a ratio between 1-for-1.1 and 1-for-25, with the decision of whether to implement such split being subject to the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors.
On September 12, 2024, Nasdaq notified the Company that it had approved the Company’s application to transfer its listing from Nasdaq’s Global Select Market tier to the Capital Market tier. This transfer was effective at the opening of business on Friday, September 13, 2024. Nasdaq also approved an additional 180-day extension to March 10, 2025 to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A).
The Company intends to continue actively monitoring the closing bid price for the Company’s common stock between now and March 10, 2025, and will consider available options to resolve the deficiency, including effecting a reverse stock split as stated above, and regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.
If the Company does not regain compliance within the allotted compliance period, Nasdaq will provide notice that the Company’s common stock will be subject to delisting. The Company would then be entitled to appeal that determination to a Nasdaq hearings panel. There can be no assurance that the Company will regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement during this 180-day extension period or maintain compliance with the other Nasdaq listing requirements.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
The Company is including the below update to its risk factors, for the purpose of supplementing and updating the disclosure contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 29, 2024 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2024 and August 8, 2024, respectively.
A copy of the Company's press release, dated September 18, 2024, announcing the grant of the 180-day extension is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Risks Related to our Common Stock
We are not currently in compliance with the continued listing requirements for Nasdaq. If the price of our common stock continues to trade below $1.00 per share for a sustained period or we do not meet other continued listing requirements, our common stock may be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market, which could affect the market price and liquidity for our common stock and reduce our ability to raise additional capital.
On March 14, 2024, we received written notice (the “Notification Letter”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying us that the Company was not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirements set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requires listed securities maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share, and Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum closing bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of 30 consecutive business days. Based on the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock for the 30 consecutive business days prior to the date of the Notification Letter, the Company did not meet the minimum closing bid price requirement. To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock must be at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days at any time prior to September 10, 2024.
On August 9, 2024, the Company submitted a request to Nasdaq for a 180-day extension to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. The Company indicated to Nasdaq that it met the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly-held shares and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, and provided notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the extended compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. On June 6, 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock at a ratio between 1-for-1.1 and 1-for-25, with the decision of whether to implement such split being subject to the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors.
On September 12, 2024, Nasdaq notified the Company that it had approved the Company’s application to transfer its listing from Nasdaq’s Global Select Market tier to the Capital Market tier. This transfer was effective at the opening of business on Friday, September 13, 2024. Nasdaq also approved an additional 180-day extension to March 10, 2025 to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A). We continue to monitor the closing bid price of our common stock and consider our available options to resolve our noncompliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. There can be no assurance that we will be able to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement or we will otherwise be in compliance with other Nasdaq listing criteria. If we fail to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement or to meet the other applicable continued listing requirements for the Nasdaq Capital Market in the future, our common stock may be delisted from Nasdaq.
Delisting from Nasdaq could adversely affect our ability to raise additional financing through the public or private sale of equity securities, would significantly affect the ability of investors to trade our securities and would negatively affect the value and liquidity of our common stock. Delisting could also have other negative results, including the potential loss of confidence by employees, the loss of institutional investor interest and fewer business development opportunities. If our common stock is delisted by Nasdaq, the price of our common stock may decline and our common stock may be eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board, another over-the-counter quotation system, or on the pink sheets where an investor may find it more difficult to dispose of their common stock or obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our common stock. Further, if we are delisted, we would incur additional costs under requirements of state “blue sky” laws in connection with any sales of our securities. These requirements could severely limit the market liquidity of our common stock and the ability of our stockholders to sell our common stock in the secondary market.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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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.
| Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. | |||||||||||
| Date: September 18, 2024 | By: | /s/ William Toler | |||||||||
| Name: | William Toler | ||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||||||||