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): January 27, 2016
 
 

CYTORI THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-34375
 
33-0827593
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
3020 Callan Road
San Diego, California
 
92121
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 458-0900
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
 
 

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Item 3.01                          Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
As previously disclosed, on June 4, 2015, Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company") received a deficiency letter from the staff (the "Staff") of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq")  notifying the Company that it no longer meets NASDAQ's requirements for continued listing on The NASDAQ Global Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (the "Bid Price Rule"). The Company was provided until December 1, 2015 to regain compliance with such rules, and on December 3, 2015, the Company received another letter from Nasdaq notifying the Company that it had not regained compliance with such rules within the required time period. The Company appealed Nasdaq's decision to delist its common stock from The NASDAQ Global Market and, pursuant to applicable NASDAQ rules, the delisting of the Company's common stock has been stayed during the pendency of the appeal. As part of its appeal, the Company requested that the listing of its common stock be transferred from The NASDAQ Global Market tier to The NASDAQ Capital Market tier and that the Company be granted additional time to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule.
On January 27, 2016, the Company received a decision from the Nasdaq Hearings Panel regarding its appeal, which grants the Company's request to transfer the listing of its common stock from The NASDAQ Global Market tier to The NASDAQ Capital Market tier, and grants the Company until May 31, 2016 to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule. The Company's common stock will continue to trade under the symbol "CYTX" following the transfer of its listing to The NASDAQ Capital Market tier. The continued listing of the Company's common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market tier is subject to its compliance with the Bid Price Rule on or before May 31, 2016, and its continued compliance with all other applicable rules for continued listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market.



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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CYTORI THERAPEUTICS, INC.
 
 
 
 
January 28, 2016
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Jeremy Hayden
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name: Jeremy Hayden
 
 
 
 
 
 
Title: General Counsel and VP of Business Development