Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 20, 2024

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EXICURE, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	001-39011	81-5333008
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2430 N. Halsted St.

Chicago, IL 60614

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 673-1700

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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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 $0.0001 per share

XCUR

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 o

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. o

Item 8.01 Other Events.

As previously disclosed, on June 20, 2024, Exicure Inc. (the “Company”) was notified by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that the Company no longer satisfied the minimum $2.5 million stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Equity Requirement”). The Company’s stockholders’ deficit as of March 31, 2024, was $2.2 million. The Company thereafter presented its plan to regain compliance with the Equity Requirement to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), subsequent to which the Panel ultimately granted the Company extensions through December 17, 2024 to do so.

On December 20, 2024, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq confirming that, as of December 17, 2024, the Company meets all requirements for continued listing on Nasdaq as required by the Panel’s decision dated November 20, 2024. In accordance with the Panel’s decision, on December 17, 2024, the Company made public disclosure under cover of a Form 8-K, describing the transactions undertaken by the Company to achieve compliance with Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) and stated affirmatively that as of that date, it believes it has stockholders’ equity above the $2.5 million requirement and provided a pro-forma balance sheet as of December 17, 2024.

Pursuant to Listing Rule 5815(d)(4)(B), the Company will be subject to a Mandatory Panel Monitor for a period of one year from the date of Nasdaq’s letter. If, within that one-year monitoring period, the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications staff (the “Staff”) finds the Company again out of compliance with the $2.5 million Equity Rule that was the subject of the exception, notwithstanding Rule 5810(c)(2), the Company will not be permitted to provide the Staff with a plan of compliance with respect to that deficiency and the Staff will not be permitted to grant additional time for the Company to regain compliance with respect to that deficiency, nor will the company be afforded an applicable cure or compliance period pursuant to Rule 5810(c)(3). Instead, the Staff will issue a Delist Determination Letter and the Company will have an opportunity to request a new hearing with the initial Panel or a newly convened Panel if the initial Panel is unavailable. The Company will have the opportunity to respond/present to the Panel as provided by Listing Rule 5815(d)(4)(C). The Company’s securities may be at that time delisted from Nasdaq.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the Company and the Share Repurchase Program. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. As a result, caution must be exercised in relying on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. For a discussion of other risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause the Company’s actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2023, as updated by the Company’s subsequent reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is as of the date of the filing hereof, and the Company undertakes no duty to update this information or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of such statements to reflect future events or developments, except as required by law.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


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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.


Date: December 26, 2024	EXICURE, INC.

	By:	/s/ Andy Yoo
		Andy Yoo
		Chief Executive Officer

Cover	Nov. 12, 2024
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Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 20, 2024
Entity Registrant Name	EXICURE, INC.
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Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-39011
Entity Tax Identification Number	81-5333008
Entity Address, Address Line One	2430 N. Halsted St.
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Entity Address, State or Province	IL
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	60614
City Area Code	847
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