zivo_8k.htm

 

 

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): May 23, 2023

 

ZIVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Nevada

 

000-30415

 

87-0699977

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

21 East Long Lake Road, Suite 100,

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

 

48304

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (248) 452-9866

 

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:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

ZIVO

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market

Warrants to purchase shares of Common

Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

ZIVOW

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market

 

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

 

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 Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

 

On May 23, 2023, Zivo Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) was notified by the Listing Qualifications department (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that, based upon the Company’s non-compliance with the $2.5 million stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b) (the “Rule”), as of May 22, 2023, the Company’s common stock was subject to delisting from Nasdaq unless the Company timely requests a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”).

 

The Company plans to timely request a hearing before the Panel, which request will stay any further action by Nasdaq at least until the hearing process concludes and any extension that may be granted by the Panel has expired. At the hearing, the Company will present its plan to regain compliance with the Rule and request the continued listing its common stock pending the Company’s compliance with the Rule. There can be no assurances however that the Panel will grant the Company’s request or that the Company will be able to evidence compliance with all applicable Nasdaq listing criteria within any extension of time that may be granted by the Panel.

 

As previously disclosed, the Staff granted the Company an extension to evidence compliance with the Rule through May 22, 2023. The Company was unable to do so, which resulted in the issuance of the Staff’s determination.

 

 

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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.

 

ZIVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Keith Marchiando

 

 

 

Keith Marchiando

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: May 26, 2023

 

 

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