Professional Diversity Network Faces Delisting Concerns

TL;DR

PDN is on the verge of being delisted, major red flag!

AI Summary

Professional Diversity Network, Inc. filed an 8-K on January 10, 2025, reporting a notice of delisting or failure to meet continued listing standards as of January 9, 2025. The company is incorporated in Delaware and its principal executive offices are located at 55 E. Monroe Street, Suite 2120, Chicago, Illinois.

Why It Matters

This filing indicates potential issues with the company's stock exchange listing, which could impact its marketability and investor confidence.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: high — A notice of delisting or failure to meet listing standards is a significant negative event for a publicly traded company.

Key Players & Entities

• Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (company) — Registrant
• January 9, 2025 (date) — Date of earliest event reported
• January 10, 2025 (date) — Date of report
• 55 E. Monroe Street, Suite 2120, Chicago, Illinois 60603 (address) — Principal executive offices
• 001-35824 (identifier) — Commission File Number

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

• $1.00 — he Company's common stock was below the $1.00 per share minimum required for listing

Filing Documents

• ipdn20250110_8k.htm (8-K) — 26KB
• 0001437749-25-000860.txt ( ) — 156KB
• ipdn-20250109.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 3KB
• ipdn-20250109_def.xml (EX-101.DEF) — 11KB
• ipdn-20250109_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 15KB
• ipdn-20250109_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 11KB
• ipdn20250110_8k_htm.xml (XML) — 3KB

01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing As previously disclosed, on June 27, 2024, Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (the "Company") received a written notification (the "June 2024 Notice") from The Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") stating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) because for the previous 30 consecutive business days, the closing bid price of the Company's common stock was below the $1.00 per share minimum required for listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The June 2024 Notice provided the Company a 180-day period in which to regain compliance or until December 24, 2024. The June 2024 Notice also noted that the Company may be eligible for additional time. To qualify, the Company would be required to meet the continued listing requirement for the 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 would 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 met these requirements, the June 2024 Notice stated that Nasdaq would inform the Company that it has been granted an additional 180 calendar days. On January 9, 2025, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq informing the Company that the Nasdaq Staff has determined that the Company had not regained compliance with Rule 5550(a)(2), stating that the Company did not satisfy the initial listing requirements for The Nasdaq Capital Market under the equity standard or alternative standards and was consequently not eligible for an additional 180-day remediation period. Accordingly, unless the Company requests an appeal of this determination by January 16, 2025, Nasdaq has determined that the Company's securities will be scheduled for delisting from Nasdaq and will be suspende

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-Looking Statements Certain information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We may, in some cases, use terms such as "intends," "believes," "potential," "anticipates," "estimates," "expects," "plans," "may," "could," "might," "likely," "will," "should" or other words that convey the uncertainty of the future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of our management team that involve risks, potential changes in circumstances, assumptions, and uncertainties, including statements regarding our plans to appeal the Delisting Determination, our ability to regain compliance with Nasdaq's continued listing requirements and the outcome of any hearing we might request. Any or all of the forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong or be affected by assumptions we make that later turn out to be incorrect or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including risks related to our ability to regain compliance with Nasdaq's continued listing requirements or otherwise maintain compliance with any other listing requirement of the Nasdaq Capital Market, the potential delisting of our shares from the Nasdaq Capital Market due to our failure to comply with the applicable rules, and the other risks set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. For all these reasons, actual results and developments could be materially different from those expressed in or implied by our forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are made only as o

SIGNATURES

SIGNATURES 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. Professional Diversity Network, Inc. Date: January 10, 2025 /s/ Adam He Adam He, Chief Executive Officer

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