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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
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SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
As previously disclosed, on April 19, 2023, Pluri Inc., a Nevada Corporation (the “Company”), received a written notification (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), notifying the Company that for 30 consecutive trading days preceding the date of the Notice, the bid price of the Company’s common shares, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Common Shares”), had closed below the $1.00 per share minimum required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”). Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company was granted 180 calendar days, or until October 16, 2023, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.
On October 17, 2023, the Company received a letter (the “Letter”), from the Staff approving an extension of an additional 180 calendar days from the date of the Letter, or until April 15, 2024 (the “Additional Compliance Period”) to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement as well as approving the Company’s application to transfer its securities from the Nasdaq Global Market to The Nasdaq Capital Market starting at the opening of business on October 19, 2023. The Company’s Common Shares will continue to trade under the symbol “PLUR.” The Nasdaq Capital Market is a continuous trading market that operates in substantially the same manner as The Nasdaq Global Market and listed companies must meet certain financial requirements and comply with Nasdaq’s corporate governance requirements.
If at any time during the Additional Compliance Period, the bid price of the Common Shares closes at or above $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive trading days, Nasdaq will provide the Company with written confirmation of compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement and the matter will be closed. If the Company does not regain compliance within the Additional Compliance Period or does not comply with the terms of the extension, Nasdaq will provide notice that the Company’s securities will be delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market.
The Company intends to continuously monitor the closing bid price for its Common shares and is in the process of considering various measures to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, even if it maintains compliance with the other Nasdaq listing requirements.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Form 8-K”) contains forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express the Company’s intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements related to the Company’s future activities, or future events or conditions, including those related to future compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, which can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “aims,” “potential,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “continue,” “likely to” and other similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These statements are not historical facts and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company’s business based, in part, on assumptions made by its management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, including risks related to the Company’s ability to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing standards, the Company’s ability to obtain an additional compliance period, if needed, the Company’s ability to take actions that may be required for its continued listing on Nasdaq, the Company’s current liquidity position and the need to obtain additional financing to support ongoing operations, and other risks that may be included in the periodic reports and other filings that the Company files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 8-K, except as required by applicable law.
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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.
PLURI INC. | ||
| Date: October 19, 2023 | By: | /s/ Chen Franco-Yehuda |
| Name: | Chen Franco-Yehuda | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
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