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): February 13, 2024

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:

☐	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, par value $0.001 per share

ZIVO

OTCQB

Warrants to purchase shares of Common

Stock, par value $0.001 per share

ZIVOW

OTC Pink

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 a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

As previously disclosed, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) suspended trading in the common stock and warrants of Zivo Bioscience, Inc. (the “Company”) on November 27, 2023 due to previously disclosed noncompliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1). On February 13, 2024, Nasdaq announced that it will formally delist the common stock and warrants of the Company that were suspended on November 27, 2023 and file a Form 25 Notification of Delisting with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Beginning November 27, 2023, the Company’s common stock had been trading over the counter on the OTC Markets’ Pink Sheets, and since January 26, 2024 the Company’s common stock has been trading over the counter on the OTCQB® market tier, an electronic quotation service operated by OTC Markets Group Inc., under its current trading symbol ZIVO. Similarly, since November 27, 2023, the Company’s warrants are traded over the counter on the OTC Markets’ Pink Sheets market tier under its current trading symbol ZIVOW.

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: February 15, 2024

Cover	Feb. 13, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	ZIVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001101026
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Document Period End Date	Feb. 13, 2024
Entity File Number	000-30415
Entity Incorporation State Country Code	NV
Entity Tax Identification Number	87-0699977
Entity Address Address Line 1	21 East Long Lake Road
Entity Address Address Line 2	Suite 100
Entity Address City Or Town	Bloomfield Hills
Entity Address State Or Province	MI
Entity Address Postal Zip Code	48304
City Area Code	248
Local Phone Number	452-9866
Security 12b Title	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
Trading Symbol	ZIVO
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre Commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false