Mr. Ryan Shacklock reports
ZENTEK LTD. RECEIVES NASDAQ NOTIFICATION REGARDING MINIMUM BID PRICE DEFICIENCY
On Sept. 11, 2024, Zentek Ltd. received a written notification from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC that the company is not in compliance with Nasdaq listing Rule 5550(a)(2) as the minimum bid price of the company's common shares has been below $1 (U.S.) per share for 31 consecutive business days.
The notification letter is only a notification of deficiency and not a notice of delisting. As such, the notification letter has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the company's shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol ZTEK.
Nasdaq listing rules
Nasdaq listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requires securities listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market to maintain a minimum bid price of $1 (U.S.) per share, and listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of 30 consecutive business days. Based on the closing bid price of the company's shares for the 30 consecutive business days from July 29, 2024, to Sept. 10, 2024, the company has not met the minimum bid price requirement.
In accordance with Nasdaq listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), Zentek has a period of 180 calendar days, or until March 10, 2025, in which to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the company's shares must meet or exceed $1 (U.S.) for at least 10 consecutive business days during this 180-calendar day period. In the event Zentek does not regain compliance by March 10, 2025, the company may be eligible for an additional 180-calendar-day grace period if it meets the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares ($1-million (U.S.)) and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the bid price, and provides written notice to Nasdaq of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. If it appears to Nasdaq that Zentek will not be able to cure the deficiency or if Zentek is not otherwise eligible for additional time to regain compliance, Zentek's shares will be subject to delisting by Nasdaq. Zentek may still appeal Nasdaq's determination to delist its shares, and during any appeal process, Zentek's shares would continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
Zentek's management intends to actively monitor the bid price for its shares and will consider all available options to regain compliance with the Nasdaq minimum bid price requirement.
The company's business operations are not affected by the receipt of the notification letter.
About Zentek Ltd.
Zentek is an ISO 13485:2016 certified intellectual property technology company focused on the research, development and commercialization of novel products seeking to give the company's commercial partners a competitive advantage by making their products better, safer and greener.
Zentek's patented technology platform ZenGuard, is shown to have 99-per-cent anti-microbial activity and to significantly increase the viral filtration efficiency for surgical masks, and aims to do the same for HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) systems. Zentek's ZenGuard production facility is located in Guelph, Ont.
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