Hudson Acquisition I Corp. Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Delisting Notice, Submission of a Hearing Request and Initiation of Compliance Measures
July 26 2024 - 4:05PM
Hudson Acquisition I Corp. (the "Company" or "HUDA") (Nasdaq: HUDA)
today announced that it received a delisting notification letter
(the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") on July 23, 2024. The Notice
informs the Company of its noncompliance with Nasdaq’s continued
listing requirements. Unless this determination is successfully
appealed, the Company’s securities will be delisted from the Nasdaq
Global Market.
The Notice specifies that unless the Company requests an appeal
of this determination by July 30, 2024, trading of the Company’s
ordinary shares, warrants, and units will be suspended at the
opening of business on August 1, 2024, and a Form 25-NSE will be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”),
which will remove the Company’s securities from listing and
registration on The Nasdaq Stock Market.
The delisting determination arises from the Company’s failure to
meet several Nasdaq continued listing requirements. Specifically,
the Company is noncompliant with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A)
due to its market value of listed securities being below the
required $50,000,000 for the preceding 30 consecutive trading days.
Additionally, the Company does not meet Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A)
concerning the minimum requirement of 1,100,000 publicly held
shares, as it currently has approximately 105,000 shares.
Furthermore, the Company fails to satisfy Listing Rule
5450(b)(2)(C), which mandates a minimum market value of $15 million
for publicly held shares; as of July 22, 2024, the Company’s market
value of publicly held shares is approximately $1.3 million.
The Company is also noncompliant with Listing Rules 5450(b)(1)
and 5450(b)(3) for the Nasdaq Global Market’s alternative listing
criteria, and it does not meet the Nasdaq Capital Market’s
requirements under Listing Rule 5550. Additionally, the Company may
be in violation of Listing Rule 5450(a)(2) due to an insufficient
number of total holders. Lastly, the Company has failed to timely
file its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and Form
10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024, in breach of Listing Rule
5250(c)(1).
The Notice further outlines that the Company has the right to
request a hearing before a Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the "Panel") to
appeal the Staff Determination. This appeal request will
temporarily stay the suspension of the Company’s securities for a
period of 15 days from the date of the request.
In response to the Notice, the Company has taken prompt action
to address these issues. Specifically, the Company has:
- Filed the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, on
July 23, 2024, and expects to file the Form 10-Q for the period
ended March 31, 2024, within the next ten (10) business days;
- Applied to transfer from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq
Capital Market and received a case ID on July 24, 2024;
- Submitted a Hearing Request on July 24, 2024, and secured a
Hearing date for August 22, 2024;
- Received instructions for the Hearing from Nasdaq and is
preparing materials to be submitted by August 2, 2024.
The Company has also engaged in multiple discussions with Nasdaq
since July 23, 2024, to explore various measures for regaining
compliance. As of the date of this release, these discussions are
ongoing.
In the event that HUDA is delisted, the delisting of the SPAC
will not preclude the combined entity, or the deSPAC entity from
receiving initial listing approval for listing on the Nasdaq Stock
Market. The combined entity will be subject to the same
quantitative initial listing standards as any SPAC, regardless of
the SPAC's prior listing status.
Hudson Acquisition I Corp. is committed to presenting a
comprehensive plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s listing
requirements and to seek an extension for continued listing while
working towards a return to compliance.
About Hudson Acquisition I
Corp.Hudson Acquisition I Corp. is
a Delaware corporation incorporated as a blank check
company for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange,
asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization
or similar business combination with one or more businesses or
entities. The Company's efforts to identify a prospective target
business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic
region. The Company affirmatively excludes as an initial business
combination with a target company of which financial statements are
audited by an accounting firm that the United States Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board is unable to inspect.
Forward-Looking StatementsThis press
release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that are
not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements, including
the search for an initial business combination, are subject to
risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
from the forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that
the net proceeds of the offering will be used as indicated.
Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many
of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set
forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's registration
statement for the offering filed with the SEC. Copies are available
on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company expressly
disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any
updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained
herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with
respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any statement is based, except as may be
required by law.
Company ContactHudson Acquisition I
Corp.Pengfei XieTelephone: +1(917) 345-0953
Investor and Media Contact:International Elite
Capital Inc.Annabelle ZhangTelephone: +1(646) 866-7928Email:
annabelle@iecapitalusa.com
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