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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

On October 5, 2022, Atossa Therapeutics, Inc. (“the Company”) received a letter from NASDAQ that the Company was not in compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) – bid price, because the Company's common stock failed to maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days. The Company has until April 3, 2023 to regain compliance. In the event the Company does not regain compliance by then, the Company may be eligible for additional time if at that time it meets the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and provides written notice to NASDAQ of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, including by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. The letter also states that the NASDAQ staff will provide written notification that the Company has regained compliance if the bid price of the the Company's common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days.

 

The NASDAQ notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market. The Company intends to actively monitor the bid price for its common stock between now and April 3, 2023, and will consider available options to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement.

 

 

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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.