Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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): November 27, 2023

BLUE STAR FOODS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40991

82-4270040

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3000 NW 109th Avenue

Miami, Florida 33172

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 836-6858

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Company under any of the following provisions:

☐	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 Symbols		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001		BSFC		Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities 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 a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing

On November 27, 2023, Blue Star Foods Corp. (the “Company”) received a notice letter (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, based on the Company’s stockholders’ equity of $482,294 as reported in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company is no longer in compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement for continued inclusion on the Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Stockholders’ Equity Requirement”), which matter serves as a basis for delisting the Company’s securities from Nasdaq.

As previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2023, the Company is subject to a Mandatory Panel Monitor for a period of one year, or until October 16, 2024. As such, the Company is not eligible for a compliance period. The Company has the opportunity to request a new hearing with the Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 4, 2023, which it intends to do, as the Company believes that its current shareholders equity figure meets Nasdaq continued listing standards following the recent conversion of certain non-cash liabilities to equity The hearing request will stay the suspension of the Company’s securities and the filing of the Form 25-NSE pending the Panel’s decision. The fee for the Hearing is $20,000.

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.

	BLUE STAR FOODS CORP.

Date: December 1, 2023	By:	/s/ John Keeler
		John Keeler Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Cover	Nov. 27, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
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Document Period End Date	Nov. 27, 2023
Entity File Number	001-40991
Entity Registrant Name	BLUE STAR FOODS CORP.
Entity Central Index Key	0001730773
Entity Tax Identification Number	82-4270040
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Address Line One	3000 NW 109th Avenue
Entity Address, City or Town	Miami
Entity Address, State or Province	FL
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	33172
City Area Code	(305)
Local Phone Number	836-6858
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Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.0001
Trading Symbol	BSFC
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Elected Not To Use the Extended Transition Period	false