Freight Technologies, Inc., receives notification from NASDAQ
Freight Technologies (Nasdaq: FRGT) announced on May 24, 2024, that it received a notification from Nasdaq on May 22, 2024, regarding non-compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. The company's stock closed below $1.00 for 30 consecutive business days, violating Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). FRGT has until November 18, 2024, to regain compliance, potentially through a reverse stock split. If the stock price remains above $1.00 for 10 consecutive business days within this period, compliance will be restored. If FRGT fails to comply, it may seek an additional 180-day extension, subject to meeting specific criteria. The company is evaluating its options but has not yet made a decision.
- FRGT has a 180-day compliance period until November 18, 2024, to address the Nasdaq bid price requirement.
- The company can regain compliance if its stock price stays above $1.00 for ten consecutive business days.
- FRGT may receive an additional 180-day extension if it meets certain criteria, including market value requirements.
- FRGT's stock price has fallen below $1.00 for 30 consecutive business days.
- Failure to regain compliance by November 18, 2024, could result in delisting from Nasdaq.
- Implementing a reverse stock split is a potential necessity, which could be viewed unfavorably by investors.
Insights
The recent notification from NASDAQ concerning Freight Technologies, Inc. (FRGT) outlines a significant compliance issue due to the company's share price dipping below
From a market perspective, the notification from NASDAQ presents a notable risk to stakeholders. The sustained sub-dollar price reflects market sentiment and potential operational or financial challenges within Freight Technologies, Inc. The company’s strategic response, whether through a reverse stock split or other measures, will be telling of its management's capability to navigate this turbulent phase. Investors should pay attention to the underlying reasons causing such a drop, such as market pressures, competition, or internal inefficiencies. Moreover, the broader implications on investor sentiment and the stock's future performance hinge on how effectively the company communicates and executes its recovery strategy. Historical data shows that while some companies rebound successfully post-reverse stock splits, others continue to struggle, impacting long-term investor value.
HOUSTON, May 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freight Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRGT, Fr8Tech or Company), a technology company developing solutions to optimize and automate the supply chain process and providing its Fr8App platform for B2B cross-border shipping in the USMCA region, announced that it received written notification on May 22, 2024, from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC that it no longer complies with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).
The closing bid price for the Company's ordinary shares had fallen below
If at any time during this 180-day period, the closing bid price of the Company's ordinary shares is at least
In the event the Company does not regain compliance, it may be eligible for additional time. To qualify, the Company will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and will need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. If the Company meets these requirements, the Nasdaq will inform that Company that it has been granted an additional 180 calendar days. However, if it appears to the Staff that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency, or if the Company is otherwise not eligible, its ordinary shares will be subject to delisting.
The Company is considering actions that it may take in response to this notification in order to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements, but no decisions about a response have been made at this time.
About Freight Technologies Inc.
Freight Technologies (Nasdaq: FRGT) (“Fr8Tech") is a technology company developing solutions to optimize and automate the supply chain process. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Freight App, Inc. (Fr8App Inc.), is a B2B cross-border shipping marketplace in the USMCA region powered by AI and machine learning. Focused on making shipping transparent and efficient, Fr8App provides carriers with increased growth opportunities and shippers with flexibility, visibility and simplicity for the once complex process of international over-the-road (OTR) shipping. Fr8App uses its proprietary technology platform to connect carriers and shippers and significantly improve matching and operation efficiency via innovative technologies such as live pricing and real-time tracking, digital freight marketplace, broker, transportation management, fleet management, and committed capacity solutions. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information, please visit fr8technologies.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Fr8Tech’s and Fr8App Inc.’s actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and, consequently, readers should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue” and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Most of these factors are outside Fr8Tech’s and Fr8App Inc.’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Fr8App Inc.’s business, if it should recur; (2) the inability to obtain or maintain the listing of Fr8Tech’s ordinary shares on Nasdaq; (3) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (4) the possibility that Fr8Tech or Fr8App Inc. may be adversely affected by other economic, business and/or competitive factors; (5) risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to Fr8App Inc.; (6) risks related to the organic and inorganic growth of Fr8App Inc.’s business and the timing of expected business milestones; and (7) other risks and uncertainties identified, including those under “Risk Factors,” to be filed in Fr8Tech’s other filings with the SEC. Fr8Tech cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Fr8Tech and Fr8App Inc. caution readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Fr8Tech and Fr8App Inc. do not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in their expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
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