MarketWise Inc.
09/30/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/30/2024 14:49
Failure to Satisfy Listing Rule Form 8 K
Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On September 24, 2024, MarketWise, Inc. (the "Company") received written notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") notifying the Company that it is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) because the closing bid price of the Company's common stock was below the required minimum of $1.00 per share for the previous 30 consecutive business days.
Nasdaq's notice has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company's common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market. Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been provided an initial compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until March 24, 2025, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the Company's common stock must meet or exceed $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days prior to March 24, 2025.
If the Company does not regain compliance by March 24, 2025, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180-day compliance period if it applies to transfer the listing of its common stock to the Nasdaq Capital Market. To qualify, the Company will be required to meet 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 will need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split if necessary.
If the Company does not regain compliance within the allotted compliance period(s), Nasdaq will provide notice that the Company's common stock will be subject to delisting. The Company would then be entitled to appeal Nasdaq's delisting determination.
The Company intends to monitor the closing bid price of its common stock and consider its available options to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. No determination regarding the Company's response has been made at this time.