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): September 12, 2023

KIROMIC BIOPHARMA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-39619	46-4762913
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7707 Fannin, Suite 200

Houston, TX, 77054

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (832) 968-4888

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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, $0.001 par value	KRBP	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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. ☐

Item 3.01

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

On September 12, 2023, Kiromic Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) received written notice (the “Notice”) from the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”) that it would delist the Company’s shares of common stock from the Nasdaq Capital Market upon the opening of trading on September 14, 2023. The Company’s common stock will be traded on the OTC Pink Sheets while it pursues an uplisting to the OTCQB exchange and seeks to establish relationships with market makers to provide additional trading opportunities in the Company’s stock. However, there can be no assurance that a market for the Company’s shares will develop.

The Company does not expect the Staff’s determination to have any impact on its day-to-day operations.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


99.1	Press release of Kiromic Biopharma, Inc.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the XBRL document)

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.


	Kiromic BioPharma, Inc.

Date: September 13, 2023	By:	/s/ Pietro Bersani
		Pietro Bersani
		Chief Executive Officer