UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Month of August 2022
Commission File Number: 001-37993
OBSEVA SA
(Translation of registrants name into English)
Chemin des Aulx, 12
1228 Plan-les-Ouates
Geneva, Switzerland
(Address of principal executive office)
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
This Report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statements on Form F-3, as amended (No. 333-233069, 333-221462, 333-260974, 333-262820 and 333-266492) of ObsEva SA (including any prospectuses forming a part of such registration statements) and the registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-216170, 333-231629, 333-249457 and 333-263234) of ObsEva SA and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
SIGNATURES
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, thereunto duly authorized.
ObsEva SA | ||||||
Date: August 22, 2022 | By: | /s/ Brian OCallaghan | ||||
Name | Brian OCallaghan | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
ObsEva Receives Nasdaq Non-Compliance Notice
Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR of the SIX Swiss Exchange
Geneva, Switzerland and Boston, MA August 22, 2022 ObsEva SA (NASDAQ: OBSV / SIX: OBSN), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to improve womens reproductive health, today announced that on August 19, 2022 it received a notification letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) advising the Company that it was not in compliance with Listing Rule 5450(b)(1)(A) requiring companies listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market to maintain a minimum of $10,000,000 in stockholders equity for continued listing. The notification letter from Nasdaq was based on the Companys Form 6-K dated August 17, 2022, disclosing financial information for the period ended June 30, 2022, which reported shareholders equity of ($2,103,000). Under Nasdaq rules the Company would normally have 45 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance. However, Nasdaq has determined to shorten the response time for the Company to submit its plan pursuant to its discretionary authority set forth in Listing Rule 5101. The Company has until August 29, 2022 to submit a plan to regain compliance, and the Company intends to submit a plan by such date. If the plan is accepted, which there can be no assurance, the Company may be granted an extension of up to 180 calendar days from August 19, 2022 to regain compliance with this particular rule. If Nasdaq determines that the Companys plan is not sufficient to achieve and sustain compliance, it may provide written notice to the Company that its securities will be subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the delisting determination to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel.
The notification letter has no immediate effect on the listing of the Companys common stock, and its common stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol OBSV at this time.
About ObsEva
ObsEva is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to improve womens reproductive health and pregnancy. Through strategic in-licensing and disciplined drug development, ObsEva has established a clinical pipeline with development programs focused on new therapies for the treatment of preterm labor and improving clinical pregnancy and live birth rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilization. ObsEva is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and is traded under the ticker symbol OBSV and on the SIX Swiss Exchange where it is traded under the ticker symbol OBSN. For more information, please visit www.ObsEva.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by words such as anticipate, believe, continue, could, estimate, expect, intend, may, might, ongoing, objective, plan, potential, predict, should, will, would, or the negative of these and similar expressions, and are based
on ObsEvas current beliefs and expectations. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such statements. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Companys intention to submit a plan to Nasdaq by August 29, 2022, and the potential impact of the Companys planned restructuring and application to the Swiss court for a moratorium. Risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially include uncertainties in the outcome and potential impact of the Companys application to the Swiss court for a court-sanctioned moratorium, including with respect to ObsEvas agreements with third parties, in ObsEvas ability to successfully restructure its operations and refocus the Companys development and commercialization strategy, in the conduct of clinical trials and clinical development, including the risk that the results of earlier clinical trials may not be predictive of the results of later stage clinical trials, related interactions with regulators, ObsEvas reliance on third parties over which it may not always have full control, and the capabilities of such third parties, the impact of the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak and other geopolitical events, and other risks and uncertainties that are described in the Risk Factors section of ObsEvas Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 10, 2022, in the Report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on August 17, 2022 and other filings ObsEva makes with the SEC. These documents are available on the Investors page of ObsEvas website at www.ObsEva.com. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are based on information available to ObsEva as of the date of this release, and, except as required by law, ObsEva assumes no obligation to, and does not intend to, update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
For further information, please contact:
CEO Office Contact:
Shauna Dillon
Shauna.dillon@obseva.ch
+41 22 552 1550
Investor Contact:
Katja Bührer
Katja.buhrer@obseva.com
+1 (917) 969-3438
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