UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): November 27, 2018
CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware |
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000-15006 |
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13-3191702 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer |
of Incorporation) |
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Identification No.) |
Perryville III Building, 53 Frontage Road, Suite 220, |
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Hampton, New Jersey |
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08827 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (908) 200-7500
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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On November 27, 2018, Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (the Company) received approval from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department of The NASDAQ Stock Market (the Listing Qualifications Department) to transfer the listing of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Common Stock) from the NASDAQ Global Market to the NASDAQ Capital Market. The Companys Common Stock will continue to trade under the ticker CLDX. The transfer will become effective as of the opening of the NASDAQ Capital Market on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 with trading on the NASDAQ Global Market continuing on Tuesday, November 27, 2018.
As previously disclosed, on May 29, 2018, the Company received a written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department indicating that the Company was not in compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1). In connection with the transfer to the NASDAQ Capital Market, the Company has been granted an additional 180-day period in which to regain compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement set forth in Rule 5450(a)(1), or, until May 28, 2019. If necessary, the Company intends to implement a reverse stock split of its Common Stock in order to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1), consistent with the prior approval by shareholders at the Companys 2018 Annual Meeting.
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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Date: November 27, 2018 |
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/s/ Sam Martin |
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Sam Martin |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |