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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): June 7, 2023

 

POLARITYTE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-32404   06-1529524

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1960 S. 4250 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84104

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 560-3983

 

 

 

(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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.001   PTE   Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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. ☐.

 

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

As previously disclosed, on June 6, 2023, PolarityTE, Inc. (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah (the “Bankruptcy Court”) under the captions In re PolarityTE, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Case No. 23-bk-22358-KRA) (Bankr. D. Utah), In re PolarityTE, MD Inc., a Nevada corporation (Case No. 23-bk-22360-KRA) (Bankr. D. Utah), and In re PolarityTE, Inc., a Nevada corporation (Case No. 23-bk-22361-KRA) (Bankr. D. Utah) (collectively, the “Chapter 11 Cases”). The Debtors have filed a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking joint administration under the caption In re PolarityTE, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Case No. 23-bk-22358-KRA) (Bankr. D. Utah).

 

On June 7, 2023, the Company received written notice (the “Delisting Notice”) from the staff of the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases and in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5101, 5110(b), and IM-5101-1, Nasdaq had determined that the Company’s common stock will be delisted from Nasdaq. The Company does not intend to appeal this determination. In addition, as previously disclosed, on October 26, 2022, the Company received a deficiency letter (the “Bid Price Notice”) from the Staff notifying the Company that the Company was not in compliance with the $1.00 per share minimum bid price requirement for continued inclusion on the Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”). In the Delisting Notice, the staff of Nasdaq referenced concerns about the Company’s ability to sustain compliance with all requirements for continued listing on Nasdaq, specifically referencing the Bid Price Notice.

 

Trading of the Company’s common stock will be suspended at the opening of business on June 16, 2023.

 

 
 

 

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.

 

  POLARITYTE, INC.
   
Dated: June 7, 2023 /s/ Jacob Patterson
  Jacob Patterson
  Chief Financial Officer