UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 7, 2023
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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On August 7, 2023, Senti Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company” or “Senti Bio”) received written notice (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, for the last 30 consecutive trading days, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), had closed below the minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share for continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”).
The Notice has no immediate effect on the listing of the Common Stock on The Nasdaq Global Market and the Common Stock will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Global Market.
In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been provided an initial compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until February 5, 2024 (the “Compliance Date”) to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the Common Stock must be at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive trading days prior to February 5, 2024, and the Staff will provide written notification to the Company that it complies with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement and the Common Stock will continue to be eligible for listing on The Nasdaq Global Market. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance or that Nasdaq will extend the compliance period.
If the Company does not regain compliance by February 5, 2024, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day compliance period. To qualify, the Company must submit an application to transfer the listing of the Common Stock to The Nasdaq Capital Market, which requires the Company to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares as well as all other standards for initial listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. The Company would also need to pay an application fee to Nasdaq and to provide written notice of its intention to cure the bid price deficiency during the additional compliance period. As part of its review process, Nasdaq will make a determination of whether it believes the Company will be able to cure this deficiency.
If the Company does not regain compliance within the compliance period(s), Nasdaq will provide written notification to the Company that the Common Stock will be subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the delisting determination to a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel. There can be no assurance that, if the Company decides to appeal the delisting determination, such appeal would be successful.
The Company intends to monitor the closing bid price of the Common Stock and may, if appropriate, consider taking actions to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, including, subject to approval of the Company’s Board of Directors and stockholders, effecting a reverse stock split. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement or will otherwise be in compliance with other applicable Nasdaq listing rules.
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.
| SENTI BIOSCIENCES, INC. | |||||||||||||||||
| Date: | August 11, 2023 | By: | /s/ Timothy Lu | ||||||||||||||
| Name: | Timothy Lu, M.D., Ph.D. | ||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer & President | ||||||||||||||||