Immune Receives Nasdaq Letter
Apr 24, 2017, 08:15 ET
NEW YORK, April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: IMNP) ("Immune") announced that on April 18, 2017 the Company has received written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") notifying that the Company does not comply with Nasdaq's filing requirements for continued inclusion set forth in Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the "Rule") because it had not yet filed its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Company is working to complete the 2016 Form 10-K and will file it as soon as practicable.
Normally, the Company would have 60 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance, which the Nasdaq could use as the basis for an extension of no more than 180 days to regain compliance. However, because the Company is currently before the Nasdaq Hearing's Panel ("Panel") in relation to the Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement, the Nasdaq will not agree to review a plan of compliance. The Panel will consider this matter in their decision regarding the Company's continued listing on the Nasdaq.
The Company must present its views with respect to this additional deficiency and may also request a stay of the suspension pending the Panel's review. The request should be submitted in writing no later than May 10, 2017, after which the Panel will review the request for an extended stay and notify the Company of its conclusion as soon as is practicable but in any event no later than 22 calendar days from the date of this letter. The Company intends to submit a formal response to the Nasdaq's letter on or before May 10, 2017.
About Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: IMNP) applies a personalized approach to treating and developing novel, highly targeted antibody therapeutics to improve the lives of patients with inflammatory diseases and cancer. Immune's lead product candidate, bertilimumab, is in Phase II clinical development for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis as well as for bullous pemphigoid, an orphan autoimmune dermatological condition. Other indications being considered for development include atopic dermatitis, Crohn's disease, severe asthma and Non-Alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis (NASH), an inflammatory liver disease. Immune recently expanded its portfolio in immuno-dermatology with topical nano-formulated cyclosporine-A for the treatment of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. Immune's oncology subsidiary, Cytovia, plans to develop Ceplene for maintenance remission in AML in combination with IL-2. Additional oncology pipeline products include Azixa® and crolibulin, Phase II clinical stage vascular disrupting agents, and novel technology platforms; bispecific antibodies and NanomAbs™. Maxim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Immune's pain and neurology subsidiary, houses AmiKet™ and AmiKet™ Nano™, pipeline products for the treatment of neuropathic pain. For more information, visit Immune's website at www.immunepharma.com, the content of which is not a part of this press release.
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