ALIMERA SCIENCES, INC. (NASDAQ:ALIM) Files An 8-K Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On January 18, 2019, Alimera Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) received notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) that as of January 17, 2019, the closing bid price for the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market was below $1.00 for the last 30 consecutive business days and that the Company is therefore not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1). This notification of noncompliance has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock on Nasdaq.
The notice indicates that to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company will have 180 calendar days, until July 17, 2019, to regain compliance. For the Company to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement, the Company’s common stock must have a closing bid price of $1.00 or more for 10 consecutive business days. Under certain circumstances, however, to ensure that a company can sustain long-term compliance, Nasdaq may require the closing bid price to equal or to exceed the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for more than 10 consecutive business days before determining that the company complies. The Company’s common stock will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol ALIM during this 180-day period.
If the Company does not regain compliance during the initial 180-day compliance period, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180-day compliance period to regain compliance if it elects to transfer to the Nasdaq Capital Market. To qualify, the Company would be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the minimum bid price requirement, and would need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period. If it appears to Nasdaq that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency or the Company is otherwise not eligible, however, Nasdaq would notify the Company that its securities would be subject to delisting. If the Company were to receive such a notification, the Company could appeal Nasdaq’s determination to delist its securities, but there can be no assurance Nasdaq would grant the Company’s request for continued listing.
The Company intends to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement to allow for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market, including seeking to transfer to the Nasdaq Capital Market and thereby qualify for another 180-day compliance period if the Company is unable to regain compliance by July 17, 2019. The Company cannot provide any assurances, however, that it will be able to regain compliance, including, if necessary, transferring to the Nasdaq Capital Market to qualify for an additional 180-day compliance period.
About ALIMERA SCIENCES, INC. (NASDAQ:ALIM)
Alimera Sciences, Inc. (Alimera) is a pharmaceutical company. The Company is engaged in the research, development and commercialization of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals. The Company operates through two segments: U.S. and International. The Company focuses on diseases affecting the back of the eye or retina. The Company’s product is ILUVIEN, which is developed to treat diabetic macular edema (DME). DME is a disease of the retina that affects individuals with diabetes and can lead to severe vision loss and blindness. In the United States, ILUVIEN is indicated for the treatment of DME in patients who have been treated with a course of corticosteroids and did not have a rise in intraocular pressure (IOP). In the European Economic Area (EEA) countries, ILUVIEN is indicated for the treatment of vision impairment associated with DME considered insufficiently responsive to available therapies.