Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): September 29, 2022

Clever Leaves Holdings Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

British Columbia, Canada

001-39820

Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


Bodega 19-B Parque Industrial Tibitoc P.H Tocancipá - Cundinamarca, Colombia						251017
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

(561) 634-7430
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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 shares without par value

CLVR

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one common share at an exercise price of $11.50

CLVRW

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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.

On September 29, 2022, Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) received a notice in the form of a letter (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, based upon the closing bid price of the Company’s common shares for the 30 consecutive business day period between August 17, 2022 through September 28, 2022, the Company did not meet the minimum bid price of $1.00 per share required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The Notice also indicated that the Company may be granted an additional 180 calendar days, or until March 28, 2023 (the “Compliance Period”), to regain compliance pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A).

The Notice has no immediate impact on the listing of the Company’s common shares, which will continue to be listed and traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CLVR,” subject to the Company’s compliance with the other listing requirements of The Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company intends to actively monitor the bid price for its common shares and will consider available options to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance with the Nasdaq minimum bid price requirement.

In order to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement, the Company’s common shares must maintain a minimum closing bid price of at least $1.00 for a minimum of ten consecutive business days during the Compliance Period. As noted above, in the event the Company does not regain compliance by the end of the Compliance Period, the Company may be eligible for additional time to regain compliance. To qualify, the Company will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for 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 will need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse share split, if necessary. If the Company meets these requirements, Nasdaq will inform the Company that it has been granted an additional 180 calendar days to regain compliance. However, if it appears to Nasdaq’s staff that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency, or if the Company is otherwise not eligible, Nasdaq will provide notice that the Company’s common shares will be subject to delisting.

SIGNATURE

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.