Decoy Therapeutics (DCOY) restores Nasdaq bid-price compliance after reverse split
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Decoy Therapeutics, Inc. has regained compliance with Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), known as the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. After receiving a Nasdaq notice in December 2025 for trading below $1.00, the company implemented a reverse stock split effective March 6, 2026.
The shares began trading on a split-adjusted basis on March 9, 2026, and the common stock then maintained a bid price of at least $1.00 for 10 consecutive business days, closing at $7.47 on March 20, 2026. On March 31, 2026, a Nasdaq Hearings Panel confirmed Decoy is in compliance with all applicable continued listing requirements.
The company will remain under a Mandatory Panel Monitor until March 31, 2027, meaning Nasdaq will closely review any future bid-price noncompliance and could initiate delisting proceedings if the minimum bid price standard is again breached.
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Decoy regains Nasdaq compliance via reverse split but stays under monitoring.
Decoy Therapeutics resolved its Nasdaq bid-price deficiency by executing a reverse stock split effective March 6, 2026, which lifted its post-split share price above the $1.00 Minimum Bid Price Requirement for at least 10 consecutive business days, including a $7.47 close on March 20, 2026.
Nasdaq’s Hearings Panel confirmed on March 31, 2026 that the company now satisfies all continued listing standards. However, Decoy will be subject to a Mandatory Panel Monitor through March 31, 2027, so any renewed bid-price breach could quickly trigger a delisting determination and another hearing process.
This outcome stabilizes Decoy’s exchange listing for now, preserving access to Nasdaq’s liquidity and visibility, but the one-year monitoring period highlights that maintaining price compliance remains important to avoid renewed listing risk if the share price weakens again.
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Minimum Bid Price Requirement regulatory
Mandatory Panel Monitor regulatory
reverse stock split financial
Nasdaq Hearings Panel regulatory
continued listing requirements regulatory
IMP3ACT™ platform technical
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Item 8.01. Other Events
As previously reported, on December 31, 2025, Decoy Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) received written notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) because the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) for the last 30 consecutive business days was lower than the minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”). Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(iv), and because the Company remains subject to a Mandatory Panel Monitor, the Company was ineligible for a compliance period. The Company requested timely a hearing with a Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Hearings Panel”), which had the effect of staying any suspension or delisting action pending the issuance of the Hearings Panel decision and the ultimate resolution of this matter.
At a hearing before the Hearings Panel on February 6, 2026 (the “Hearing”), the Company presented its plans to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, including the implementation of a reverse stock split.
Subsequently, the Company implemented a reverse stock split to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, effective March 6, 2026, and began trading on a split adjusted basis on March 9, 2026 (the “Reverse Stock Split”).
Following the Hearing and the Reverse Stock Split, the Company received written notice (the “Exception Notice”) from the Hearings Panel on March 13, 2026, notifying the Company that it has been granted until March 20, 2026, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement (the “Exception Period”).
To regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement and qualify for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, the minimum bid price per share of the Common Stock must be at least $1.00 for at least 10 consecutive business days on or prior to March 20, 2026. At the close of market on March 20, 2026, the bid price of the Common Stock closed at $7.47 per share, thereby demonstrating compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by trading above $1.00 for ten consecutive business days.
On March 31, 2026, the Hearings Panel confirmed that the Company has regained compliance with Minimum Bid Price Requirement and all other applicable continued listing requirements on The Nasdaq Capital Market. As a result of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), the Company will be subject to a Mandatory Panel Monitor until March 31, 2027.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including the Company’s ability to regain compliance with the Nasdaq continued listing requirements, regained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, which determination awaits Nasdaq’s determination, and other matters. These statements may discuss goals, intentions and expectations as to future plans, trends, events, results of operations or financial condition, or otherwise, based on current beliefs of the management of Decoy, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Forward-looking statements generally include statements that are predictive in nature and depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and include words such as "may," "will," "can," "should," "would," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "likely," "believe," "estimate," "project," "intend," and other similar expressions. Statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement as a result of various factors, including, without limitation: risks and uncertainties related to the Company’s ability to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement in the required timeframe, and the risk that the Company may not receive any additional extensions from Nasdaq if it is unable to regain compliance within the required timeframe. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by the Company in its reports filed with the SEC, including its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 2, 2026, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as revised or supplemented by its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed with the SEC, and include factors such as the Company’s history of noncompliance with Nasdaq listing standards and the absence of any guarantee that there will not be future noncompliance, or that the Company may not be successful in remedying such noncompliance, which
may result in a delisting of the Company’s common stock and a correlative loss of market value and liquidity of the common stock.
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Decoy Therapeutics Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and HOUSTON (April 2, 2026) – Decoy Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: DCOY) (Decoy, or the Company), announces that on March 31, 2026 the Company received notification from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC that it has regained compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), the Minimum Bid Price Requirement and is now in compliance with all other applicable continued listing requirements of The Nasdaq Capital Market.
Nasdaq further notified the Company that it will be subject to a Mandatory Panel Monitor for a period of one year from March 31, 2026. If, within that one-year monitoring period, the Listing Qualifications Staff finds the Company out of compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement that was the subject of the exception, the Staff will issue a delisting determination letter and the Company will have the opportunity to request a hearing with the Nasdaq Hearings Panel.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding Decoy, including expected achievement of milestones for its lead asset and future prospects of Decoy. These statements may discuss goals, intentions and expectations as to future plans, trends, events, results of operations or financial condition, or otherwise, based on current beliefs of the management of Decoy, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Forward-looking statements generally include statements that are predictive in nature and depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and include words such as “may,” “will,” “can,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “likely,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” and other similar expressions. Statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement as a result of various factors, including, without limitation: the risk that the Company will not obtain sufficient financing to execute on their business plans and risks related to Decoy’s products and development plans, including unanticipated issues with any IND application process and the potential of the IMP3ACT™ platform. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by the Company in its reports filed with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as revised or supplemented by its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed with the SEC. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, Decoy’s actual results may vary materially from those expected or projected.
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CONTACTS:
Decoy Therapeutics
Rick Pierce, CEO
Pierce@decoytx.com
617-447-8299
Business Development:
Peter Marschel, CBO
Peter@decoytx.com
617-943-6305
Investors and Media
JTC Team, LLC
Jenene Thomas
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