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): June 22, 2022
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 22, 2022, Selecta Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it had received a letter (the “Compliance Letter”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that it had regained compliance with the $1.00 per share minimum bid price requirement for continued inclusion on the Nasdaq Global Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (the “Bid Price Requirement”).
On May 31, 2022, the Company had received a deficiency letter from Nasdaq notifying the Company that, for the prior 30 consecutive business days, the bid price for the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), had failed to meet the Bid Price Requirement. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company was provided a period of 180 calendar days, or until November 28, 2022, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement.
The Compliance Letter received by the Company on June 22, 2022 noted that (i) the Company’s Common Stock had a closing bid price of at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days from June 7, 2022 through June 21, 2022, (ii) the Company has regained compliance with the Bid Price Requirement and (iii) Nasdaq considers the matter closed.
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.
| SELECTA BIOSCIENCES, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: June 22, 2022 | By: | /s/ Carsten Brunn, Ph.D. | ||||||
| Carsten Brunn, Ph.D. | ||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||