NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 27, 2025 / Protagenic Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTIX) (the "Company") today announced that it has received a notification letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff (the "Staff") indicating that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5550(b)(1) (minimum stockholders' equity) and 5250(c)(1) (timely filing of periodic reports).

The Staff determined that, based on the stockholders' equity reported in the Company's Transition Report on Form 10-QT for the period ended June 30, 2025, the Company no longer satisfies the minimum $2.5 million stockholders' equity requirement under Listing Rule 5550(b)(1). The Staff also notified the Company that the delayed filing of its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 constitutes a separate basis for non-compliance under Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). The Company is completing the remaining steps needed to finalize the Form 10-Q and expects to file it imminently.

Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5815, because the Company recently regained compliance and remains subject to a mandatory panel monitoring period, the Staff has issued a determination to delist the Company's securities.

The Company will timely request a hearing before a Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the "Panel").

There can be no assurance that the Panel will grant an extended stay or additional time for compliance. The Company intends to present its plan to address both deficiencies at the hearing.

About Protagenic Therapeutics, Inc.

Protagenic Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTIX) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions. More information is available at www.protagenic.com.

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Company Contact:

Alexander K. Arrow, MD, CFA
Chief Financial Officer
Protagenic Therapeutics, Inc.
149 Fifth Ave, Suite 500, New York, NY 10010
Tel: 213-260-4342
Email: alex.arrow@protagenic.com

SOURCE: Protagenic Therapeutics, Inc.