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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): October 14, 2020 (October 8, 2020)
MIRAGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36483 | 47-1187261 | ||||||||||||
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| 6200 Lookout Rd. | |||||||||||||||||
| Boulder | CO | 80301 | |||||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||||||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 643-5200
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | |||||||||||||||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | MGEN | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | |||||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Section 3 – Securities and Trading Markets
Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On October 8, 2020, Miragen Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that the listing of its common stock was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, as the closing bid price of the Company’s listed securities was less than $1.00 per share for the previous 30 consecutive business days. Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has a period of 180 calendar days, or until April 6, 2021, to regain compliance with the rule referred to in this paragraph. To regain compliance, during this 180-day compliance period, the Company’s minimum bid price of listed securities must close at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. The notice has no present impact on the listing of the Company’s securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
In the event that the Company does not regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules prior to the expiration of the 180-day compliance period, the Company may be eligible for additional time to regain compliance pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(ii) by meeting the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other applicable standards for initial listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the minimum bid price requirement. In addition, the Company would need to provide written notice to Nasdaq of its intention to cure the minimum bid price deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. As part of its review process, the Nasdaq staff will make a determination of whether it believes the Company will be able to cure this deficiency. Should the Nasdaq staff conclude that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency, or should the Company determine not to make the required representation, Nasdaq will provide notice that the Company’s shares of common stock will be subject to delisting.
If the Company does not regain compliance within the allotted compliance period(s), including any extensions that may be granted by Nasdaq, or if the Company’s common stock has a closing bid price of $0.10 or less for ten consecutive trading days during any such compliance period(s), Nasdaq will provide notice that the Company’s shares of common stock will be subject to delisting. At such time, the Company may appeal the delisting determination to a Hearings Panel.
The Company intends to actively monitor its minimum bid price of listed securities and, as appropriate, will consider available options to resolve the deficiencies and regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, including effecting a reverse stock split.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in maintaining the listing of its common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market. This could impair the liquidity and market price of its common stock. In addition, the delisting of its common stock from a national exchange could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s access to capital markets, and any limitation on market liquidity or reduction in the price of its common stock as a result of that delisting could adversely affect the Company’s ability to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all.
On May 21, 2020, the Company obtained stockholder approval of amendments to the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s Common Stock, at a ratio of between 1-for-3 and 1-for-20, inclusive, such ratio to be determined at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company’s Board of Directors has the authority to implement such a reverse stock split at any time on or prior to May 20, 2021.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||||||
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Miragen Therapeutics, Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| Date: October 14, 2020 | By: | /s/ Jason A. Leverone | ||||||||||||
| Jason A. Leverone | ||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||