On October 1, 2019, STRATA Skin Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) received notice from The NASDAQ Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) that the Company would be subject to delisting unless the Company timely requested a hearing before a Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”). Accordingly, the Company timely requested a hearing on October 7, 2019. The hearing request automatically stayed any delisting or suspension action through October 22, 2019. to the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the hearing request included a request to the Panel that the stay be extended through the hearing date and the expiration of any extension period granted by the Panel following the hearing. In the event the Company becomes current in the filing of its periodic reports prior to the hearing, the hearing can be canceled. Hearings are typically scheduled to occur approximately 30 to 45 days after the date of the hearing request.

The notice stated that the Company had not filed all required periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission as required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”) by the September 30, 2019 deadline previously granted by the Nasdaq Staff in connection to the Company’s failure to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2018 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31 and June 30, 2019, respectively. As previously announced, at the time of granting the extended deadline to September 30, 2019, the Nasdaq Staff had advised the Company that a failure to file the periodic reports by the extended deadline would result in a notice of delisting of the Company’s securities.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 7, 2019, the Company issued a press release in connection with the notice of potential delisting discussed in Item 3.01.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated October 7, 2019 issued by STRATA Skin Sciences, Inc.

STRATA Skin Sciences, Inc. Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 ex_99-1.htm STRATA PRESS RELEASE DATED 10-7-2019 EXHIBIT 99.1 Strata Skin Sciences Receives Nasdaq Notice of Non-compliance     Horsham,…
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About STRATA SKIN SCIENCES, INC. (NASDAQ:SSKN)

STRATA Skin Sciences, Inc., formerly MELA Sciences, Inc., is a medical technology company. The Company is engaged in developing and commercializing products for the diagnosis and treatment of dermatological disorders. The Company has three segments: Dermatology Recurring Procedures, Dermatology Procedures Equipment and Dermatology Imaging. The XTRAC and VTRAC products are the devices used for the treatment of psoriasis, vitiligo and other skin disorders. The XTRAC system delivers targeted ultraviolet light to affected areas of skin, leading to psoriasis clearing and vitiligo repigmentation, following a series of treatments. The Company’s technology includes XTRAC Excimer Laser, VTRAC Lamp and MelaFind. MelaFind is a non-invasive, point-of-care instrument to aid dermatologists in their decision to biopsy suspicious pigmented lesions, such as melanoma. The Company has approximately two distribution channels for phototherapy treatment equipment.