UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 2, 2024

GRI BIO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-40034	82-4369909
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)

2223 Avenida de la Playa, #208

La Jolla, CA 92037

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(619) 400-1170

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	GRI	The Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging Growth Company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On July 2, 2024, GRI Bio, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that the equity deficiency under Listing Rule 5550(b), which the Company previously reported on in its Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on November 24, 2023 and May 22, 2024, has been cured, and that the Company is now in compliance with all applicable continued listing standards. As a result, the Company will no longer appear before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel with respect to this prior deficiency.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 8, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing that it is now in compliance with all applicable Nasdaq continued listing standards. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by GRI Bio, Inc., dated July 8, 2024.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

Date: July 8, 2024	GRI BIO, INC.
	By:	/s/ Leanne Kelly
	Name:	Leanne Kelly
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer