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Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On October 2, 2024, Denali Capital Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Island exempted corporation (the “Company”) received a written notice (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A) (the “MVLS Rule”), which requires the Company to maintain a minimum Market Value of Listed Securities (“MVLS”) of $50.0 million, and Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(3)(A) (the “Total Assets Rule” and, together with the MVLS Rule, the “Listing Rules”), which requires the Company to maintain total assets and total revenue of at least $50.0 million each for the most recently completed fiscal year or two of the three most recently completed fiscal years, for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market. The Notice is only a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no current effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities on the Nasdaq Global Market.
The Notice states that the Company has 180 calendar days, or until March 31, 2025, to regain compliance with the Listing Rules. To regain compliance, the Company’s MVLS must meet or exceed $50.0 million for a minimum of ten consecutive business days during the 180-day compliance period ending on March 31, 2025. In the event the Company does not regain compliance with the Listing Rules prior to the expiration of the compliance period, it will receive written notification that its securities are subject to delisting. At that time, the Company will have the opportunity to appeal the decision to a Nasdaq Hearing Panel. The Company intends to monitor its MVLS and consider its available options to regain compliance with the Listing Rules.
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This Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “assumes,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “seeks,” or other similar expressions. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company’s actual results to differ from the expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that the Company will achieve such expectations, including regaining compliance with the Listing Rules during any compliance period or in the future, otherwise meeting Nasdaq compliance standards, being granted by Nasdaq any relief from delisting as necessary, or ultimately meeting applicable Nasdaq requirements for any such relief. The forward-looking statements contained in this report speak only as of the date of this report and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in information, events or circumstances after the date of this report, unless required by law.
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SIGNATURES
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.
| Denali Capital Acquisition Corp. | ||
| By: | /s/ Lei Huang | |
| Name: | Lei Huang | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: October 7, 2024
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