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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): February 22, 2022

 

MOTUS GI HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-38389   81-4042793
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

 

1301 East Broward Boulevard, 3rd Floor

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

  33301
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 541-8000

 

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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

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.

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Each Exchanged on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share   MOTS   The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

 

As previously reported, on August 24, 2021, Motus GI Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that, based upon the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) for the prior 30 consecutive business days, the Company was not in compliance with the requirement to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”). In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company was provided a grace period of 180 days, or until February 21, 2022 to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.

 

On February 11, 2022, the Company submitted a request to Nasdaq for an additional 180-day extension to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. On February 22, 2022, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq advising that the Company had been granted a 180-day extension to August 22, 2022 to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A).

 

The Company will continue to monitor the closing bid price of its Common Stock and may, if appropriate, consider implementing available options, including but not limited to, implementing a reverse stock split of its outstanding securities, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. If the Company does not regain compliance within the allotted compliance period, Nasdaq will provide notice that the Company’s Common Stock will be subject to delisting. The Company would then be entitled to appeal that determination to a Nasdaq hearings panel. There can be no assurance that the Company will regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement during this 180-day extension.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD.

 

On February 24, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing that Nasdaq had granted its request for an 180-day extension to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, including the information contained in Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by a specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

Risks Related to our Capital Stock

 

If we fail to comply with the continued minimum closing bid requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) by August 22, 2022 or other requirements for continued listing, including stockholder equity requirements, our Common Stock may be delisted and the price of our Common Stock and our ability to access the capital markets could be negatively impacted.

 

Our Common Stock is listed for trading on Nasdaq. We must satisfy Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements, including, among other things, the $1.00 Minimum Bid Price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Requirement”). If a company’s Common Stock trades for 30 consecutive business days below the Bid Price Requirement, Nasdaq will send a deficiency notice, advising that such company has been afforded a “compliance period” of 180 calendar days to regain compliance with the applicable requirements. Thereafter, if such company does not regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement prior to the expiration of the initial period, such company may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day compliance period, provided (i) it meets the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other applicable requirements for initial listing on Nasdaq, including stockholder equity requirements (except for the Bid Price Requirement), which we may be unable to satisfy, and (ii) it provides written notice to Nasdaq of its intention to cure this deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. In the event the company does not regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement prior to the expiration of the initial period, and if it appears to the Staff of the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Staff”) that the company will not be able to cure the deficiency, or if the company is not otherwise eligible, the Staff will provide the company with written notification that its securities are subject to delisting from Nasdaq. At that time, the company may appeal the delisting determination to a hearings panel.

 

 

 

 

On August 24, 2021, the Staff notified us that we did not comply with the Bid Price Requirement, and we had 180 calendar days, or until February 21, 2022, to regain compliance. On February 11, 2022, under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(ii), we submitted a request to Nasdaq for an additional 180-day extension to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement and notice of our intention to cure the deficiency, including by effecting a reverse stock split if necessary. On February 22, 2022, we were provided an additional 180 calendar day compliance period, or until August 22, 2022, to regain compliance with the bid price requirement. The closing bid price of our securities must be at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days to regain compliance. We intend to monitor the closing bid price of our Common Stock and may, if appropriate, consider available options, including implementation of a reverse stock split, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement. If we seek to implement a reverse stock split in order to remain listed on Nasdaq, the announcement or implementation of such a reverse stock split could negatively affect the price of our Common Stock. However, there can be no assurance that we will regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement prior to August 22, 2022.

 

If we are unable to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement by August 22, 2022, or if we fail to meet any of the other continued listing requirements, including stockholder equity requirements, our securities may be delisted from Nasdaq, which could reduce the liquidity of our Common Stock materially 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, employees and business development opportunities. Such a delisting likely would impair your ability to sell or purchase our Common Stock when you wish to do so. Further, if we were to be delisted from Nasdaq, our Common Stock may no longer be recognized as a “covered security” and we would be subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities. Thus, delisting from Nasdaq could adversely affect our ability to raise additional financing through the public or private sale of equity securities, would significantly impact the ability of investors to trade our securities and would negatively impact the value and liquidity of our Common Stock.

 

If we implement a reverse stock split the liquidity of our Common Stock may be adversely effected.

 

We will be required to seek approval from our stockholders to effect a reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of our Common Stock in order to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Bid Price Requirement. However, there can be no assurance that the reverse stock split would be approved by our stockholders. Further, there can be no assurance that the market price per new share of our Common Stock after the reverse stock split will remain unchanged or increase in proportion to the reduction in the number of old shares of our Common Stock outstanding before the reverse stock split. The liquidity of the shares of our Common Stock may be affected adversely by any reverse stock split given the reduced number of shares of our Common Stock that will be outstanding following the reverse stock split, especially if the market price of our Common Stock does not increase as a result of the reverse stock split. In addition, the reverse stock split may increase the number of shareholders who own odd lots (less than 100 shares) of our Common Stock, creating the potential for such shareholders to experience an increase in the cost of selling their shares and greater difficulty effecting such sales.

 

Following any reverse stock split, the resulting market price of our Common Stock may not attract new investors and may not satisfy the investing requirements of those investors. Although we believe that a higher market price of our Common Stock may help generate greater or broader investor interest, there can be no assurance that the reverse stock split will result in a share price that will attract new investors, including institutional investors. In addition, there can be no assurance that the market price of our Common Stock will satisfy the investing requirements of those investors. As a result, the trading liquidity of our Common Stock may not necessarily improve.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) The following exhibit is furnished with this report:

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press Release, dated February 24, 2022
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.

 

  MOTUS GI HOLDINGS, INC.
     
Dated: February 24, 2022 By: /s/ Timothy P. Moran
  Name: Timothy P. Moran
  Title: Chief Executive Officer