Oncternal Therapeutics Inc.

11/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/25/2024 05:15

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 November 22, 2024, Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc. ("Oncternal") received a notice from the Listing Qualifications Staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") indicating that, based on Oncternal's announcement on November 14, 2024 of a workforce reduction of all of its remaining employees and exploration of strategic alternatives, Nasdaq believes Oncternal is a "public shell" and will apply more stringent criteria to maintain Oncternal's listing with Nasdaq. Nasdaq provided notice that trading of Oncternal's common stock will be suspended at the opening of business on December 3, 2024, and Nasdaq will file a Form 25 Notification of Delisting with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which will remove Oncternal's securities from listing and registration on Nasdaq. Oncternal does not plan to appeal the determination.

Forward-Looking Statements

Oncternal cautions you that statements included in this report that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "could," "intend," "target," "project," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negatives of these terms or other similar expressions. These statements are based on Oncternal's current beliefs and expectations. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding Oncternal's plan to not appeal the Nasdaq determination. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties inherent in Oncternal's business, including: Oncternal may not realize the benefits expected from the workforce reduction and discontinuation of product development activities, including its ability to conserve cash; Oncternal's ability to retain remaining key personnel; whether Oncternal will be able to secure and complete or achieve the anticipated benefits from any potential strategic transactions on acceptable terms or at all; Oncternal may use its capital resources sooner than it anticipates, resulting in a liquidation and dissolution of Oncternal; Oncternal's common stock may be delisted from Nasdaq; and other risks described in Oncternal's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this report are current only as of the date hereof and, except as required by applicable law, Oncternal undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This caution is made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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