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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 disclosed, Veru Inc. (the “Company”) received a deficiency letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) on August 29, 2024, notifying the Company that it is not in compliance with the requirement to maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Rule”), because the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) was below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days. The original deficiency letter provided the Company with a period of 180 calendar days from the date of letter, or until February 25, 2025, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement.
On February 27, 2025, the Company received a notification (the “Extension Notice”) from Nasdaq informing the Company that Nasdaq has granted the Company an additional 180 calendar days, or until August 25, 2025, to regain compliance with the minimum closing bid price requirement under the Rule for continued listing on Nasdaq. The Extension Notice has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock. In connection with its request for an extension, the Company stated that it intends to cure its bid price deficiency during such additional 180-day period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary.
If at any time before August 25, 2025, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock is at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide written confirmation that the Company has achieved compliance with the Rule. The Company intends to continue actively monitoring the bid price for its common stock between now and August 25, 2025, and will consider available options to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance with the Rule, including a reverse stock split if necessary. If the Company does not regain compliance within the additional 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 is no assurance, however, that the Company will regain compliance.
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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.
| Date: February 28, 2025 | VERU INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Michele Greco | |||||
| Michele Greco | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer | ||||||
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