8-K

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 2, 2023

MOLECULIN BIOTECH, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-37758	47-4671997
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 950, Houston, TX 77007

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(713) 300-5160

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).          Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol (s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share	MBRX	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

As previously disclosed on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 5, 2023, Moleculin Biotech, Inc. (the “Company”) received a deficiency letter from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that for the last 30 consecutive business days the bid price for the Company’s common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion on the Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Rule”). The deficiency letter did not result in the immediate delisting of the Company’s common stock from the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company was provided 180 calendar days, or until November 1, 2023, to regain compliance with the Rule.

On November 2, 2023, the Company received an extension of the 180 calendar days from Nasdaq to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement, following the expiration of the initial 180 calendar days period to regain compliance. According to the notification from Nasdaq, the determination was based on the Company meeting the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other applicable requirements for initial listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market with the exception of the Bid Price Requirement, and the Company’s written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock-split, if necessary.

As a result of the extension, the Company now has until April 29, 2024, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement. If at any time before April 29, 2024, the bid price of the Company’s common shares closes at or above $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide written notification to the Company that it has achieved compliance with the Bid Price Requirement. If the Company chooses to implement a reverse stock split to regain compliance, it must be completed no later than ten business days prior to the expiration of the additional 180 calendar day period in order to timely regain compliance.

If the Company does not regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement by April 29, 2024, Nasdaq will provide written notification to the Company that its shares will be subject to delisting. At such time, the Company may appeal the delisting determination to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel. The Company would remain listed pending the Panel’s decision. There can be no assurance that, if the Company does appeal a subsequent delisting determination, such appeal would be successful.

The current notification from Nasdaq has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s shares, which will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol MBRX.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

MOLECULIN BIOTECH, INC.
Date: November 3, 2023
By:	/s/ Jonathan P. Foster
	Jonathan P. Foster
	Chief Financial Officer

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Document And Entity Information	Nov. 02, 2023
Document Information [Line Items]
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Document, Type	8-K
Document, Period End Date	Nov. 02, 2023
Entity, Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity, File Number	001-37758
Entity, Tax Identification Number	47-4671997
Entity, Address, Address Line One	5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 950
Entity, Address, City or Town	Houston
Entity, Address, State or Province	TX
Entity, Address, Postal Zip Code	77007
City Area Code	713
Local Phone Number	300-5160
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Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Entity, Emerging Growth Company	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Trading Symbol	MBRX
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Amendment Flag	false
Entity, Central Index Key	0001659617