The Company is including the below update to its risk factors, for the purpose of supplementing and updating the disclosure
contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2022 (as amended on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on May 10, 2022).
Our failure to maintain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements could
result in the delisting of our Common Stock.
Our common stock is currently listed for trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market. We must satisfy The Nasdaq Capital Market’s
continued listing requirements, including, among other things, a minimum stockholders’ equity of $2.5 million and a minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share or risk delisting, which would have a material adverse effect on our business. A
delisting of our common stock from The Nasdaq Capital Market could materially reduce the liquidity of our common stock and result in a corresponding material reduction in the price of our common stock. In addition, delisting could harm our ability to
raise capital through alternative financing sources on terms acceptable to us, or at all, and may result in the potential loss of confidence by investors, suppliers, customers and employees and fewer business development opportunities.
On November 26, 2021, we received notice from the Listing Qualifications Staff of Nasdaq indicating that we were not in
compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, under Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) because our stockholders’ equity of $(6,969,988) as reported in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended September 30, 2021, was below the required minimum of $2.5 million, and because, as of November 24, 2021, we did not meet the alternative compliance standards, relating to the market value of listed securities of $35 million or net
income from continuing operations of $500,000 in the most recently completed fiscal year or in two of the last three most recently completed fiscal years.
On January 10, 2022, we submitted to Nasdaq a plan to regain compliance with Listing Rule 5550(b)(1). On February 15, 2022,
Nasdaq notified us that they have granted us an extension of up to 180 calendar days from November 26, 2021, or through May 25, 2022, to regain compliance. If we fail to evidence compliance upon filing our periodic report for the quarter ending June
30, 2022, with the SEC, we may be subject to delisting. If Nasdaq determines to delist our common stock, we will have the right to appeal to a Nasdaq hearings panel and such hearing request would stay any suspension or delisting proceedings pending
the conclusion of the hearings process.
Additionally, on May 16, 2022 we received notice from the Listing Qualifications Staff of Nasdaq indicating that, based upon the
closing bid price of our common stock for the prior 30 consecutive business days, we were not in compliance with the requirement to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share for continued listing on Nasdaq as set forth In Nasdaq Listing Rule
5550(a)(2). We will have 180 days from May 16, 2022, or through November 14, 2022, to regain compliance. If we do not regain compliance during the compliance period ending November 14, 2022, then Nasdaq may grant us a second 180 calendar day period
to regain compliance, provided we meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly-held shares and all other initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Capital Market, other than the minimum closing bid price requirement, and notify
Nasdaq of our intent to cure the deficiency. If we do not regain compliance within the allotted compliance periods, including any extensions that may be granted by Nasdaq, we may be subject to delisting. If Nasdaq determines to delist our common
stock, we will have the right to appeal to a Nasdaq hearing panel.
If our common stock were delisted from Nasdaq, trading of our common stock would most likely take place on an over-the-counter
market established for unlisted securities, such as the OTCQB or the Pink Market maintained by OTC Markets Group Inc. An investor would likely find it less convenient to sell, or to obtain accurate quotations in seeking to buy, our common stock on an
over-the-counter market, and many investors would likely not buy or sell our common stock due to difficulty in accessing over-the-counter markets, policies preventing them from trading in securities not listed on a national exchange or other reasons.
In addition, as a delisted security, our common stock would be subject to SEC rules as a “penny stock,” which impose additional disclosure requirements on broker-dealers. The regulations relating to penny stocks, coupled with the typically higher
cost per trade to the investor of penny stocks due to factors such as broker commissions generally representing a higher percentage of the price of a penny stock than of a higher-priced stock, would further limit the ability of investors to trade in
our common stock. In addition, delisting could harm our ability to raise capital through alternative financing sources on terms acceptable to us, or at all, and may result in the potential loss of confidence by investors, suppliers, customers and
employees and fewer business development opportunities. For these reasons and others, delisting would adversely affect the liquidity, trading volume and price of our common stock, causing the value of an investment in us to decrease and having an
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, including our ability to attract and retain qualified employees and to raise capital.