Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp.

10/10/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/10/2024 14:31

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.

As previously disclosed, on February 15, 2024, the Company received a letter (the "Notice") from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") notifying the Company that the Company no longer meets the minimum 300 public holders requirement for The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(3) (the "Minimum Public Holders Requirement"). On April 1, 2024, the Company submitted to Nasdaq a plan to regain compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Requirement and, on April 17, 2024, the staff of Nasdaq approved the plan and granted the Company an extension until August 13, 2024 to demonstrate compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Requirement (the "Compliance Period").

On August 20, 2024, the Company received written notice (the "Second Notice") from Nasdaq stating that the Company has not regained compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Requirement within the Compliance Period. In accordance with the Second Notice, the Company timely requested a hearing before the Hearings Panel (the "Panel"), which automatically stayed any suspension or delisting action of the Company's securities, and the hearing was held on October 1, 2024. On October 4, 2024, the Panel granted the Company's request for continued listing on the Nasdaq, subject to the requirement that on or before February 17, 2025, the Company shall demonstrate compliance with Listing Rule 5505, and that during the exception period, the Company shall provide prompt notification of any significant events that occur during this time that may affect the Company's compliance with Nasdaq requirements.