Zion Oil Transfer of Listing
Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
On July 9, 2019, Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (“Zion” or “Company”) received approval from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) to transfer the listing of the Company’s common stock from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Approval”).
As previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 14, 2019, the Company received a letter (the “Notice”) from Nasdaq on January 8, 2019 advising the Company that for 30 consecutive trading days preceding the date of the Notice, the bid price of the Company’s common stock had closed below the $1.00 per share minimum required for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”). The Notice stated that the Company had 180 days, or until July 8, 2019, to demonstrate its compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. In response, on July 3, 2019, the Company filed an application to transfer the listing of its common stock from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market.
As a result of the Approval, the Company has been granted an additional 180-day grace period, or until January 6, 2020, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. The Company’s common stock will be transferred to the Nasdaq Capital Market effective as of the open of business on July 11, 2019, and will continue to trade under the symbol “ZN.” The Nasdaq Capital Market operates in substantially the same manner as the Nasdaq Global Market and listed companies must meet certain financial requirements and comply with Nasdaq’s corporate governance requirements.
To regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement and qualify for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the minimum bid price per share of the Company’s common stock must be at least $1.00 for at least ten consecutive business days during the additional 180-day grace period. If the Company does not regain compliance during this additional grace period, its common stock would be subject to delisting by Nasdaq. As part of its transfer application, the Company notified Nasdaq that if the stock price does not recover sufficiently during the additional grace period, it would implement a reverse stock split, if necessary. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in maintaining its listing of the common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
About Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZN)
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. is an oil and gas exploration company. The Company holds a petroleum exploration license onshore Israel, the Megiddo-Jezreel License (MJL), comprising approximately 99,000 acres. The MJL is onshore, south and west of the Sea of Galilee. The Company has drilled approximately four exploratory wells. The Company has not generated any revenues.
