Form 8-K - Current report

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): October 10, 2023

Virpax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-40064		82-1510982
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1055 Westlakes Drive, Suite 300

Berwyn, PA 19312

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(610) 727-4597

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

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

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

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

☐	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		Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share		VRPX		The Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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

As previously reported, on April 10, 2023, Virpax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) received written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that for the preceding 30 consecutive business days the Company’s common stock did not maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 (“Minimum Bid Price Requirement”) per share as required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The Company was provided 180 calendar days, or until October 9, 2023, to regain compliance.

The Company did not regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by October 9, 2023; however, on October 10, 2023, the Company received written notification from Nasdaq granting the Company’s request for a 180-day extension to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). Compliance may be achieved if at any time prior to April 8, 2024 the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock is at least $1.00 for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, Nasdaq will notify the Company that it has regained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement and the matter will be closed; however, Nasdaq has discretion to require the Company to maintain a bid price of $1.00 for a period in excess of ten consecutive business days..

If the Company does not regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by April 8, 2024, Nasdaq will provide written notification to the Company that its common stock will be delisted. At that time, the Company may appeal the relevant delisting determination to a hearings panel pursuant to the procedures set forth in the applicable Nasdaq Listing Rules. However, there can be no assurance that, if the Company does appeal the delisting determination by Nasdaq to the hearings panel, that such appeal would be successful.

The Company intends to actively monitor the bid price of its common stock and is considering available options to regain compliance with the Nasdaq listing requirements, including such actions as effecting a reverse stock split to maintain its Nasdaq listing.

Nasdaq’s extension notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock, which will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “VRPX”.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Signature

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.

	VIRPAX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Dated: October 11, 2023	By:	/s/ Vinay Shah
		Vinay Shah
		Chief Financial Officer

Cover	Oct. 10, 2023
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Entity Tax Identification Number	82-1510982
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Address Line One	1055 Westlakes Drive
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 300
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