form8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): March 7, 2012
Pressure BioSciences, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
MASSACHUSETTS
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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0-21615
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04-2652826
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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14 Norfolk Avenue, South Easton, MA
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02375
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(508) 230-1828
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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By letter dated March 7, 2012, Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (the “Company”) received notice that the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel (the “Panel”) has granted the Company’s request for continued listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market pursuant to a further extension and subject to, among other things, the Company’s demonstration of compliance with the applicable minimum stockholders’ equity requirement of $2.5 million by March 23, 2012, and compliance with the minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days by April 9, 2012.
As previously disclosed, in November 2011, the Company attended a hearing before a NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel (the “Panel”), at which it presented its plan to regain and sustain compliance with the $2.5 million stockholders’ equity requirement. Following the hearing, and as disclosed on December 8, 2011, the Panel granted the Company’s request for an extension of time to regain compliance with the stockholders’ equity requirement through February 29, 2012. In February 2012, the Company was also notified that it had not timely regained compliance with the $1.00 bid price requirement. In anticipation of such notice, the Company had previously submitted an updated plan of compliance for the Panel’s review and requested a further extension of time to satisfy both the stockholders’ equity and bid price requirements.
While the Company is working toward regaining compliance with all applicable requirements for continued listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to demonstrate compliance by the deadlines set forth above or that the Panel will grant the Company an extension in the event compliance is not timely achieved.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit Description
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99.1
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Press release dated March 8, 2012 of Pressure BioSciences, Inc. announcing the Company’s receipt of the NASDAQ Panel’s decision granting the Company’s request for continued listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market pursuant to an extension.
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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.
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PRESSURE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
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Date: March 8, 2012
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/ s/ Richard T. Schumacher
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Richard T. Schumacher
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Description
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99.1
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Press release dated March 8, 2012 of Pressure BioSciences, Inc. announcing the Company’s receipt of the NASDAQ Panel’s decision granting the Company’s request for continued listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market pursuant to an extension.
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