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): September 5, 2018
Aradigm Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California | 001-36480 | 94-3133088 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
3929 Point Eden Way, Hayward, California | 94545 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (510) 265-9000
Not Applicable
(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.
As previously reported, on March 7, 2018, Aradigm Corporation (the Company) received written notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (Nasdaq) notifying the Company that the Company no longer complied with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2) (the Rule), as it had not maintained a minimum Market Value of Listed Securities (MVLS) of $35 million for 30 consecutive business days. In accordance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company was provided with a period of 180 calendar days, or until September 4, 2018, in which to regain compliance by evidencing a MVLS of $35 million or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days.
On September 5, 2018, the Company received written notification from the staff of the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq indicating that, as the Company had not regained compliance with the Rule, the Companys securities will be subject to delisting and trading in the Companys common stock will be suspended as of the opening of business on September 14, 2018 unless the Company timely requests a hearing to appeal the delisting determination. A hearing request will stay the suspension and delisting of the Companys securities pending the decision of the Nasdaq Hearings Panel. The Company intends to request a hearing to appeal the delisting determination and is currently evaluating available options to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in regaining compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules and maintaining the listing of the Companys common stock on Nasdaq.
The Companys common stock will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol ARDM through the period prior to the conclusion of the hearing process.
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.
ARADIGM CORPORATION | ||||||
Dated: September 10, 2018 | By: | /s/ John Siebert | ||||
Name: John Siebert | ||||||
Title: Executive Chairman, Interim Principal Executive Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer |