공지 • Jan 16
Stran & Company Provides Nasdaq Non-Compliance Update
On January 10, 2025, Stran & Company, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the Company"), received a letter from the Listing Qualifications staff (the Staff") of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq"), notifying it that since the Company has not yet held an annual meeting of stockholders within twelve months of the end of the Company's fiscal year end, it no longer complies with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a). Accordingly, this matter serves as an additional basis for delisting the Company's securities from Nasdaq. The Staff indicated that the letter was formal notification that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the Panel") will consider this matter in rendering a determination regarding the Company's continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(d), the Company should present its views with respect to this additional deficiency at its Panel hearing. If the Company fails to address the aforementioned issue, the Panel will consider the record as presented at the hearing and will make its determination based upon that information. As previously disclosed, on December 17, 2024, the Company received a letter from the Staff issuing a Staff delisting determination (the Staff Determination"). The Staff Determination noted that the Staff had notified the Company on June 21, 2024, August 23, 2024, and November 21, 2024, that the Company did not comply with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the Filing Rule") because the Company had not filed its Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2024 (the Forms 10-Q"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC"). The Staff Determination noted that, based on the Staff's review and the materials submitted on August 20, 2024, the Staff granted the Company an exception until December 16, 2024, to regain compliance with the Filing Rule. The Staff Determination stated that the Company had not met the terms of the exception. Specifically, the Company has not filed the Forms 10-Q as required by the Filing Rule. The Staff Determination had no immediate effect and will not immediately result in the suspension of trading or delisting of the Company's common stock. The Staff Determination notified the Company that the Company may request a hearing before a Panel by December 24, 2024, pursuant to the procedures set in the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5800 Series. Hearings are typically scheduled to occur approximately 30-45 days after the date of the hearing request. A request for a hearing regarding a delinquent filing will automatically stay the suspension of the Company's securities for a period of 15 calendar days from the date of the deadline of the hearing request. When the Company requests a hearing, it may also request an extension of the stay through the date of the hearing and the expiration of any additional extension period granted by the Panel following the hearing. Accordingly, on December 24, 2024, the Company submitted a request for a hearing and for an extended stay before a Panel. On December 26, 2024, the Company received a letter from the staff of the Office of the General Counsel of Nasdaq that stated that the Company's hearing had been scheduled (the Hearing Notice"). The Hearing Notice further confirmed that the delisting action referenced in the Staff Determination had been automatically stayed until January 10, 2025. As of the date of the filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company's extended stay request remained under review by the Panel. In the event that Nasdaq is not able to rule on the extended stay request prior to the expiration of the automatic stay, it has been Nasdaq's recent practice to take no action until the Panel is able to make a ruling on the extended stay request. There can be no assurance that the Panel will grant the Company's request for an extended stay, or that the Panel will grant the Company an additional extension, or that the Company will be determined by the Panel to have regained compliance by the end of any additional extension period. Upon receiving the Panel's ruling on any of these matters, the Company intends to make a further announcement.