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

February 18, 2022

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

CALADRIUS BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33650	22-2343568
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

110 Allen Road, Second Floor, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(ZipCode)

(908) 842-0100

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

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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 $0.001 per share	CLBS	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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐ Emerging growth company

o 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 of Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

(a)

On February 18, 2022, Caladrius Biosciences, Inc. (the "Company") received written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("NASDAQ") notifying the Company that for the preceding 30 consecutive business days, the Company's common stock did not maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 ("Minimum Bid Price Requirement") per share as required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company's common stock and the common stock will continue to trade on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "CLBS" at this time.

In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has a grace period of 180 calendar days, or until August 17, 2022, to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). Compliance can be achieved automatically and without further action if the closing bid price of the Company's stock is at or above $1.00 for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days at any time during the 180-day compliance period, in which case Nasdaq will notify the Company of its compliance and the matter will be closed.

If, however, the Company does not achieve compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by August 17, 2022, the Company may be eligible for additional time to comply. In order to be eligible for such additional time, the Company will 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 Minimum Bid Price Requirement, and must notify Nasdaq in writing of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period.

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.

CALADRIUS BIOSCIENCES, INC.

By: /s/ David J. Mazzo            

Name: David J. Mazzo, PhD

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: February 18, 2022