INVO BioScience Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing, Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review, 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.
On September 18, 2024, INVO Bioscience, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from the staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) listing qualifications group indicating that, based upon the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock for the last 34 consecutive business days, the Company is not currently in compliance with the requirement to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share for continued listing under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).
The notice has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock, and its common stock will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “INVO.”
In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been provided an initial period of 180 calendar days, or until May 17, 2025, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. If at any time before May 17, 2025, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock closes at or above $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide written notification that the Company has achieved compliance with the minimum bid price requirement, and the matter would be resolved. If the Company does not regain compliance prior to May 17, 2025, then Nasdaq may grant the Company a second 180 calendar day period to regain compliance, provided the Company (i) meets the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly-held shares and all other initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Capital Market, other than the minimum closing bid price requirement, and (ii) notifies Nasdaq of its intent to cure the deficiency within such second 180 calendar day period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary.
The Company will continue to monitor the closing bid price of its common stock and will consider implementing available options to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement under the Nasdaq Listing Rules. If the Company does not regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement within the allotted compliance periods, the Company will receive a written notification from Nasdaq that its securities are 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 during either compliance period, or maintain compliance with the other Nasdaq listing requirements.
Item 4.02 Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.
The Company’s previously issued financial statements are being restated as a result of an internal review of its previously issued financial statements, which review was prompted by comments issued by the staff of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) upon its review of the Company’s annual and quarterly reports filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (“Reports”). After review of the staff’s comments, discussions with the staff, and investigation and further analysis, the Company has determined that, in recognizing a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and corresponding lease liability for its operating leases on its balance sheet, it incorrectly utilized the applicable federal rates as the discount rates for the valuation of the ROU asset and corresponding lease liability, rather than the Company’s incremental borrowing rates. The impact of this error is limited to the Company’s assets and liabilities, and the error did not impact the Company’s revenue, results of operation, earnings (loss) per share, or net equity. The error has not resulted in any change to the Company’s business plan or operations and does not impact any regulatory requirements or management compensation.
On September 18, 2024, the Audit Committee of the Company, after considering the recommendations of management, concluded that the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements as of and for the periods ended June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022, March 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, September 30, 2021, and June 30, 2021 (collectively, the “Previous Financial Statements”) should no longer be relied upon.
The Company intends to file amended Reports that will contain restated financial statements that reflect adjustments of the value of its ROU assets and corresponding lease liabilities. The Company’s management and the Audit Committee have discussed the matters described herein with M&K CPA’s, LLC, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| 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 report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 20, 2024
| INVO BIOSCIENCE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Steven Shum | |
| Steven Shum | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||