On September 26, 2016, Xtera Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), received a notice letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that, based upon the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock for the last 30 consecutive business days, the Company no longer meets the requirement to maintain a minimum bid price of $1 per share, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1).
In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), Nasdaq will provide the Company with a period of 180 calendar days, or until March 27, 2017, in which to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. In order to regain compliance, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock must be at least $1 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days during this 180-day period.
The September 26, 2016 letter is in addition to the letter that the Company received from Nasdaq on August 17, 2016, notifying the Company of its failure to maintain a minimum stockholders’ equity of $10 million, as required by Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5450(b)(1)(A), which was previously disclosed by the Company in a Form 8-K filed on August 22, 2016. The Company has until October 3, 2016 to demonstrate compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement.
The notification letters received from Nasdaq have no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock at this time. The Company has not yet determined what actions or responses, if any, the Company will take regarding the non-compliance. The Company continues to pursue a variety of strategic initiatives to address its liquidity needs, including the sale of all or a portion of its business, certain financing activities as well as restructuring alternatives. There can be no assurance that the Company will successfully be able to resolve its current liquidity situation.