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): August 28, 2019
BELLEROPHON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36845 | 47-3116175 | ||
(state or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
184 Liberty Corner Road, Suite 302 Warren, New Jersey | 07059 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 574-4770
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | BLPH | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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).
x | Emerging growth company | |
x | 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. | |
Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On August 28, 2019, Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) received approval from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) to transfer the listing of the Company’s common stock from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Approval”).
As previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 1, 2019, the Company received a letter (the “Notice”) from Nasdaq on February 27, 2019 advising the Company that for 30 consecutive trading days preceding the date of the Notice, the bid price of the Company’s common stock had closed below the $1.00 per share minimum required for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”). The Notice stated that the Company had 180 days, or until August 26, 2019, to demonstrate its compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. In response, on August 15, 2019, the Company filed an application to transfer the listing of its common stock from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market.
As a result of the Approval, the Company has been granted an additional 180-day grace period, or until February 24, 2020, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. The Company’s common stock will be transferred to the Nasdaq Capital Market effective as of August 30, 2019, and will continue to trade under the symbol “BLPH.” The Nasdaq Capital Market operates in substantially the same manner as the Nasdaq Global Market, but with less stringent listing requirements although listed companies must meet certain financial requirements and comply with Nasdaq’s corporate governance requirements.
To regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement and qualify for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the minimum bid price per share of the Company’s common stock must be at least $1.00 for at least ten consecutive business days during the additional 180-day grace period. If the Company does not regain compliance during this additional grace period, its common stock would be subject to delisting by Nasdaq. As part of its transfer application, the Company notified Nasdaq that if the stock price does not recover sufficiently during the additional grace period, it would implement a reverse stock split, if necessary.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains “forward-looking statements,” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, regarding, among other things, the Company’s plans to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement and qualify for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and the potential implementation of a reverse stock split. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including factors that could delay, divert or change them, and could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Meaningful factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, the continued failure of the Company’s common stock to trade at prices above $1.00 per share, the risk of being delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market, changes to Nasdaq’s listing standards and other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, filed with the SEC on August 8, 2019 and the Company’s other filings with the SEC.
The forward-looking statements in this report speak only as of the date of this report (unless another date is indicated). The Company undertakes no obligation, and specifically declines any obligation, to publicly update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SIGNATURE
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.
BELLEROPHON THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
Date: September 3, 2019 | /s/ Assaf Korner |
Name: Assaf Korner | |
Title: Chief Financial Officer | |