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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 30, 2023

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Xenetic Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Nevada   001-37937   45-2952962
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		   (Commission
File Number)		   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

945 Concord Street  
Framingham, Massachusetts 01701
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(781) 778-7720

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

☐    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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, $0.001 par value per share   XBIO   The Nasdaq Stock Market
Purchase Warrants   XBIOW   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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). 

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 8.01. Other Events.

 

As previously reported, Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) received a written notification on June 3, 2022 from the NASDAQ Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).

 

On May 30, 2023, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq notifying the Company that it has regained compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) as a result of the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock being at $1.00 per share or greater for the 10 consecutive business days from May 15, 2023 through May 26, 2023 and that this matter is now closed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

  XENETIC BIOSCIENCES, INC.
   
  By: /s/ James Parslow                                        
Date: June 2, 2023 Name:   James Parslow
  Title:     Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

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