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| Item 3.01 | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
On April 11, 2024, Vaccinex, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that based on the financial statements contained in its Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2023, the Company no longer complies with the requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) to maintain a minimum of $2.5 million in stockholders’ equity for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Equity Standard”) or the alternative requirements of having a market value of listed securities of $35 million or net income from continuing operations of $500,000 in the most recently completed fiscal year or two of the last three most recently completed fiscal years (the “Alternative Standards”).
The Notice is not a notice of delisting and has no immediate effect on the Company’s listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company has until May 13, 2024, to submit a plan to Nasdaq to regain compliance with the Equity Standard (the “Compliance Plan”). If the Compliance Plan is accepted, Nasdaq may grant the Company an extension to regain compliance with the Equity Standard. If the Company does not timely submit a Compliance Plan or if such plan is not accepted, or if it is accepted and the Company does not regain compliance in the required timeframe, Nasdaq could provide notice that the Company’s common stock is subject to delisting.
The Company is evaluating its options for complying with the Equity Standard, but there is no assurance that the Company will be able to regain or maintain compliance with the Equity Standard.
SIGNATURES
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.
| Vaccinex, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: April 12, 2024 | By: | /s/ Jill Sanchez | ||||
| Jill Sanchez | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||