CARLSBAD, Calif., May 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc. (“Qualigen” or “the Company,” Nasdaq: QLGN), announced today that on May 23, 2024, it received written notice (the “Delist Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating the Company’s continued non-compliance with the minimum bid price requirement, pursuant to Listing Rule 5550(b)(2).
As previously reported, on November 20, 2023, the Company received a letter (the “Bid Price Deficiency Notice”) from Nasdaq notifying the Company that, because the closing bid price for its common stock has been below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days, it no longer complies with the minimum bid price requirement 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 (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”), 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.
Additionally, the Delist Notice states that since the Company has not yet filed its Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024, it no longer complies with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), and that this matter serves as a separate and additional basis for delisting the Company’s securities from The Nasdaq Stock Market.
Further, as previously reported, on November 21, 2023, the Company also received a letter from Nasdaq notifying the Company that it did not comply with the $2,500,000 minimum stockholders’ equity requirement, as set forth in Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Equity Rule”). On January 12, 2024, Nasdaq granted the Company an extension of time until May 21, 2024, to regain compliance with the Equity Rule. The Company has not done so to date. As such, the Delist Notice states that this matter also serves as a separate and additional basis for delisting the Company’s securities from The Nasdaq Stock Market.
On May 30, 2024 the Company requested a hearing before a Nasdaq Hearings Panel, which will automatically stay the suspension of trading in the Company’s securities for a period of 15 days from the date of the request. The Company also intends to seek an extended stay pending the hearing, although no assurance can be provided that such an extension would be granted.
The Company is working to evidence compliance with all applicable requirements for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market and intends to submit a plan to that effect to the Panel as part of the hearing process; however, there can be no assurance the Panel will grant any request for continued listing or that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the applicable listing criteria within the period of time that may be granted by the Panel.
The Notices have 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 Capital Market under the symbol “QLGN.”
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Forward-Looking Statements
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