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.

Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620

As previously disclosed, on January 7, 2025, Blackboxstocks Inc. (the "Company") notified the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") that, as a result of not holding its 2024 annual meeting of the stockholders on or before December 31, 2024, the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq's annual meeting requirements as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a) which requires that each company listing common stock hold an annual meeting of stockholders within one year of the end of each fiscal year. On January 13, 2025, the Company received a notice (the "Annual Meeting Notice") from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq stating that, consistent with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(2)(G), the Company has 45 calendar days from the date of the Annual Meeting Notice (i.e., February 27, 2025) to submit a plan to regain compliance, and if Nasdaq accepts such plan, Nasdaq can grant an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the fiscal year end (i.e., June 30, 2025) to regain compliance.

The Company has scheduled its 2024 annual meeting of the stockholders for February 7, 2025 in order to cure the non-compliance and plans to timely submit its plan to regain compliance to the Nasdaq by holding the 2024 annual meeting on such date.

Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605

As previously disclosed, on January 7, 2025, the Company notified Nasdaq that, as a result of Ray Balestri's passing, the Company was no longer in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(b)(1), which requires a majority of the Company's board of directors to be comprised of Independent Directors, and Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(c)(2)(A), which requires the Company's Audit Committee to be comprised of at least three independent directors. On January 13, 2025, the Company received a notice (the "Director Notice") from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq stating that, consistent with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5605(b)(1)(A) and 5605(c)(4), Nasdaq will provide the Company a cure period in order to regain compliance. Such cure period will either be (i) until the earlier of the Company's next annual meeting of the stockholders or January 4, 2026, or (ii) if the Company's next annual meeting of the stockholders is held before July 3, 2025, then no later than July 3, 2025.

The Company is in the process of reviewing and evaluating potential options to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5605(b)(1) and 5605(c)(2)(A) within the cure period provided by Nasdaq.