Carparts.com Inc.

09/20/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/20/2024 14:04

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 18, 2024, CarParts.com, Inc. (the "Company"), received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC ("Nasdaq") notifying the Company that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (the "Bid Price Rule"), as the minimum bid price for the Company's listed securities was less than $1 for the previous 30 consecutive business days. The Company has a period of 180 calendar days, or until March 17, 2025 (the "Compliance Date"), to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule. To regain compliance, the bid price of the Company's common stock must close at $1 or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days before the Compliance Date. The deficiency letter does not result in the immediate delisting of the Company's common stock from the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
If the Company does not regain compliance by the Compliance Date, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar-day compliance period. To qualify, the Company would be required to transfer the listing of its common stock to the Nasdaq Capital Market, provided that the Company meets the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the bid price requirement in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). To effect such a transfer, among other things, the Company would also need to pay an application fee to Nasdaq and provide written notice to the Listing Qualifications Department (the "Staff") of Nasdaq of its intention to cure the deficiency during the additional compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary.

If the Company does not regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule by the Compliance Date and it appears to the Staff that the Company will not be able to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule during the additional compliance period, or if the Company is otherwise not eligible for an additional compliance period at that time, the Staff will provide written notification to the Company that its common stock will be subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the Staff's delisting determination to a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel.
The Company intends to actively monitor the closing bid price of its common stock and will consider available options to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule, which could include seeking to effect a reverse stock split. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule.