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Item 3.01Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On September 19, 2022, Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), received notice from the Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that the bid price for the Company’s common stock had closed below $1.00 per share for the prior 30-consecutive business day period and that the Company had been granted a 180-day grace period, through March 20, 2023, to regain compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2) (the "Minimum Bid Price Rule"). If, at any time before March 20, 2023, the closing bid price of the Company’s Class A common stock closes at or above $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10-consecutive trading days (which number of days may be extended by Nasdaq), Nasdaq will provide written notification that the Company has achieved compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule, and the matter would be resolved.
The Notice also disclosed that in the event the Company does not regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule by March 20, 2023, the Company may be eligible for additional time. To qualify for additional time, the Company would be required to meet 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, and would 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 meets these requirements, Nasdaq will inform the Company that it has been granted an additional 180 calendar days. However, if it appears to the Staff that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency, or if the Company is otherwise not eligible, Nasdaq will provide notice that the Company’s securities will be subject to delisting.
The Company intends to continue actively monitoring the closing bid price for the Company’s Class A common stock between now and March 20, 2023 and will consider available options to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule. If the Company does not regain compliance within the allotted compliance period, including any extensions that may be granted by Nasdaq, Nasdaq will provide notice that the Company’s Class A common stock will be subject to delisting. The Company would then be entitled to appeal that determination to a Nasdaq hearings panel. There can be no assurance that the Company will regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule during the 180-day compliance period, secure a second period of 180 calendar days to regain compliance, or maintain compliance with the other Nasdaq listing requirements.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: September 23, 2022 |
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey S. Mathiesen |
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| Jeffrey S. Mathiesen |
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| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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