UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 2, 2017
BIO-PATH HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36333 | 87-0652870 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 4710 Bellaire Boulevard, Suite 210, Bellaire, Texas | 77401 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(832) 742-1357
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On March 2, 2017, Bio-Path Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter (the “Letter”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that, based upon the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock for the last 30 consecutive business days, the Company did not meet the minimum bid price of $1.00 per share required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Rule”). In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been provided an initial period of 180 calendar days, or until August 29, 2017, to regain compliance with the Rule. The Letter also indicated that if at any time before August 29, 2017 the closing bid price for the Company’s common stock is at least $1.00 for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide written notification to the Company that it complies with the Rule. The Letter has no effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock at this time, and the Company’s common stock will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BPTH.”
If the Company does not regain compliance with the Rule by August 29, 2017, the Company may be eligible for a second compliance period of 180 calendar days, provided that the Company meets 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 bid price requirement, and notifies Nasdaq of the Company’s intention to cure the deficiency during such second compliance period.
If the Company does not regain compliance with the Rule by August 29, 2017 and is not eligible for a second compliance period at that time, Nasdaq will provide written notification to the Company that its common stock may be delisted. At that time, the Company may appeal Nasdaq’s delisting determination to a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel (the “Panel”). If the Company timely appeals, it would remain listed pending the Panel’s decision. There can be no assurance that, if the Company does appeal the delisting determination by Nasdaq to the Panel, that such appeal would be successful.
The Company intends to continue to monitor the closing bid price of its common stock and may, if appropriate, consider implementing available options to regain compliance with the Rule.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BIO-PATH HOLDINGS, Inc. | |||
| Dated: March 8, 2017 | By: | /s/ Peter H. Nielsen | |
| Peter H. Nielsen | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||