UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 29, 2019

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CONATUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Delaware   001-36003   20-3183915
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

16745 West Bernardo Drive, Suite 200

San Diego, CA

  92127
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 376-2600

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company  ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:  

 

Trading symbol:

  Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   CNAT   The Nasdaq Global Market

 

 

 

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

 

On May 29, 2019, Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from the Nasdaq staff indicating that, for the last thirty consecutive business days, the bid price for the Company’s common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1).

 

In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been provided an initial period of 180 calendar days, or until November 25, 2019, to regain compliance. The letter states that the Nasdaq staff will provide written notification that the Company has achieved compliance with Rule 5450(a)(1) if at any time before November 25, 2019, the bid price of the Company’s common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days. The Nasdaq letter has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock and the common stock will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “CNAT.”

 

The Company intends to monitor the bid price of its common stock and consider available options if its common stock does not trade at a level likely to result in the Company regaining compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price rule by November 25, 2019.

 

If the Company does not regain compliance with Rule 5450(a)(1) by November 25, 2019, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day compliance period. To qualify, the Company would be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Global Market, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and would need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. However, if it appears to the Nasdaq staff that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency, or if the Company is otherwise not eligible, the Nasdaq staff would notify the Company that its securities would be subject to delisting. In the event of such a notification, the Company may appeal the Nasdaq staff’s determination to delist its securities, but there can be no assurance the Nasdaq staff would grant the Company’s request for continued listing.

 

 

 

 

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: May 31, 2019   CONATUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
     
    By:  

/s/ Keith W. Marshall, Ph.D., M.B.A.

    Name:   Keith W. Marshall, Ph.D., M.B.A.
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

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