UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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): November 12, 2019

 

PHIO PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-36304   45-3215903

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

257 Simarano Drive, Suite 101

Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 767-3861

 

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

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. ☐

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

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

 

Title of each class of securities: Trading Symbol(s): Name of exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 PHIO The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

 

     

 

 

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

 

On November 12, 2018, Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (the “Company”) received written notice (the “Notification Letter”) from the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying them that they were 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 to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share, and Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum 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 no longer met the minimum bid price requirement. The Notification Letter provided an initial 180-day period to regain compliance, which was extended for a second 180-day period on May 14, 2019.

 

On November 12, 2019, the Company received written notice (the “Delisting Notice”) from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) confirming that the Company had failed to meet the minimum bid price requirements and Nasdaq would commence delisting proceedings. Nasdaq indicted in the Delisting Notice that the Company may appeal the Staff’s determination to a Nasdaq hearing panel pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5800 Series before 4:00 pm Eastern Time on or prior to November 19, 2019. The Company expects to file such an appeal and request the Staff grant a hearing (the “Hearing”) and stay any delisting or suspension action by the Staff pending the issuance of the hearing’s panel decision. At the Hearing, the Company will present its plan to regain compliance. If provided sufficient time, the Company believes that it would be able to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and Nasdaq’s Marketplace Rule 5550(b)(1), which should allow the Company’s common stock to continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be provided additional time to achieve such compliance.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are characterized by future or conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue” and similar words. Such statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The Company does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements as circumstances change, except as required by securities laws. There can be no assurance that the Company will be granted the hearing and following the hearing, the panel will determine to continue to allow the listing of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq or that the Company will be able to evidence compliance with the applicable listing criteria within the period of time, if any, that may be granted by the panel.

 

A copy of the Letter is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
99.1 Letter from Nasdaq Listings Qualification department dated November 12, 2019

 

 

 

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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: November 12, 2019

  PHIO PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.
   
  By: /s/ Gerrit Dispersyn
    Gerrit Dispersyn
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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