Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Regains Compliance With Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement
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The return to compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement by Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals is a positive development for the company's financial standing and investor perceptions. Regaining compliance suggests an improvement in investor confidence, possibly driven by optimistic expectations for the company's pipeline or improved financial health. This event can also prevent potential delisting, which could have led to reduced liquidity and limited access to capital markets.
For shareholders, this news could signify stabilizing share value, which may have been volatile during the non-compliance period. From a financial perspective, the company's ability to maintain its listing can help it to avoid the costs and disruptions associated with being traded over-the-counter or on a less prestigious exchange.
However, it is important to note that compliance with bid price is a basic requirement and does not necessarily reflect the company's operational success or the viability of its drug pipeline. Investors should consider the company's overall financial health, including revenue, profit margins and R&D expenses, when making investment decisions.
The notification of regained compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement could be an indicator of broader market interest in the biopharmaceutical sector, particularly in companies focused on cancer treatments. As the biotech industry is known for its high volatility and risk, market sentiment can significantly impact stock prices.
It's also essential to consider the competitive landscape in which Cyclacel operates. The demand for innovative cancer treatments remains high and successful drug development can lead to substantial market opportunities. However, the path to drug commercialization is fraught with regulatory hurdles and clinical trial risks. Market analysts would pay close attention to Cyclacel's pipeline progress, upcoming milestones and any strategic partnerships that could bolster the company's market position.
While compliance with Nasdaq's rule is a step in the right direction, market researchers would advise monitoring the company's performance metrics and industry trends to understand the long-term implications of this development on the company's stock performance.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYCC, NASDAQ: CYCCP; "Cyclacel" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative medicines based on cancer cell biology, announced today that it received a notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") on January 4, 2024, indicating that the Company has regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Rule 5550(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
As previously disclosed on July 7, 2023, the Company received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) of Nasdaq notifying the Company that Nasdaq had granted the Company a 180-day extension, or until January 2, 2024, to regain compliance with the requirement for the Company’s common stock, par value
On January 4, 2024, the Company received a minimum bid price compliance letter from the Staff confirming the Company has regained compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), and that the matter is now closed.
About Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Cyclacel is a clinical-stage, biopharmaceutical company developing innovative cancer medicines based on cell cycle, transcriptional regulation, epigenetics and mitosis biology. The transcriptional regulation program is evaluating fadraciclib, a CDK2/9 inhibitor, and the epigenetic/anti-mitotic program plogosertib, a PLK1 inhibitor, in patients with both solid tumors and hematological malignancies. Cyclacel's strategy is to build a diversified biopharmaceutical business based on a pipeline of novel drug candidates addressing oncology and hematology indications. For additional information, please visit www.cyclacel.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things, the efficacy, safety and intended utilization of Cyclacel’s product candidates, the conduct and results of future clinical trials, plans regarding regulatory filings, future research and clinical trials and plans regarding partnering activities. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially include, without limitation: interim results of a clinical trial are not necessarily indicative of final results and one or more of the clinical outcomes may materially change as patient enrollment continues, following more comprehensive reviews of the data and as more patient data becomes available, including the risk that unconfirmed responses may not ultimately result in confirmed responses to treatment after follow-up evaluations; the risk that product candidates that appeared promising in early research and clinical trials do not demonstrate safety and/or efficacy in larger-scale or later clinical trials; potential delays in the commencement, enrollment and completion of clinical trials; Cyclacel may not obtain approval to market its product candidates; the risks associated with reliance on outside financing to meet capital requirements; the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; and the risks associated with reliance on collaborative partners for further clinical trials, development and commercialization of product candidates. You are urged to consider statements that include the words "may," "will," "would," "could," "should," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "potential," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "intends," "continues," "forecast," "designed," "goal," or the negative of those words or other comparable words to be uncertain and forward-looking. For a further list and description of the risks and uncertainties the Company faces, please refer to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, and other periodic and other filings we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are available at www.sec.gov. Such forward-looking statements are current only as of the date they are made, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contacts
| Company: | Paul McBarron, (908) 517-7330, pmcbarron@cyclacel.com |
| Investor Relations: | Grace Kim, IR@cyclacel.com |
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