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Continued listing is subject to meeting certain conditions by August 23, 2024 including maintaining a minimum bid price of $1.00 or more for a minimum of ten consecutive trading sessions
Easton, PA, July 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: OCTO) (the “Company” or “Eightco”) is pleased to announce that a Hearings Panel of the Nasdaq Stock Market has granted the Company’s request for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, subject to the Company meeting certain conditions by August 23, 2024. These conditions include requiring the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock to equal or exceed $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive trading sessions. In order to meet the conditions required by the Hearings Panel, the Company has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking shareholder approval to effect a reverse stock split of all of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock at a ratio of 1-for-5.
As previously announced, the Company has implemented significant steps during the first half of 2024 to strengthen its financial position, primarily addressing issues related to the Company’s legacy business. These steps have improved the Company’s shareholder equity by over $23 million through the following:
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Repaying restrictive promissory notes and eliminating 5.8 million warrants related to such notes
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Cancelling $3.0 million in interest obligations
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Converting $1.1 million of interest obligations into 1.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock, of which 87.6% went to the founding members of the Company’s subsidiary, Forever 8 Fund LLC (“Forever 8”)
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Cancelling earnout consideration owed to the former members of Forever 8 from the Company’s acquisition of Forever 8, which had a fair value of $6.1 million
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Cancelling $5.4 million in other outstanding promissory notes
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Cancelling a $6.5 million liability to Vinco Ventures, Inc., the Company’s former parent company
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Cancelling a $0.93 million lease liability
The Company currently has approximately 8.8 million shares outstanding, resulting in a market capitalization of approximately $4.0 million based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on June 28, 2024. Management believes the current market capitalization may not fully reflect the Company's substantial progress in enhancing shareholder equity and operational efficiencies described above.
About Eightco
Eightco (NASDAQ: OCTO) is committed to growth of its subsidiaries, made up of Forever 8 Fund LLC, an inventory capital and management platform for e-commerce sellers, and Ferguson Containers, Inc., a provider of complete manufacturing and logistical solutions for product and packaging needs, through strategic management and investment. In addition, the Company is actively seeking new opportunities to add to its portfolio of technology solutions focused on the e-commerce ecosystem through strategic acquisitions. Through a combination of innovative strategies and focused execution, Eightco aims to create significant value and growth for its portfolio companies and stockholders.