Seneca Biopharma Granted 180-Day Extension by NASDAQ to Regain Compliance with Bid Price Rule

GERMANTOWN, Md., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Seneca Biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNCA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel treatments for diseases of high unmet medical need, today announced that it has received written notification from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) dated December 11, 2020 that it has granted the company’s request for a 180-day extension to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The company now has until June 9, 2021 to meet the bid price requirement.

The company can cure this deficiency if the closing bid price of its common stock is $1.00 per share or higher for at least ten consecutive business days during the grace period. In the event the Company does not regain compliance within the 180-day grace period, the Nasdaq staff will provide written notification that the company’s securities will be delisted. At that time, the company may appeal the staff’s determination at a hearings panel. The company would remain listed pending the panel’s decision.

About Seneca Biopharma, Inc.

Seneca Biopharma, Inc., is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for diseases of high unmet medical need. The Company is in the process of transforming the organization through the acquisition or in-licensing of new science and technologies, to develop with the goal of providing meaningful therapies for patients.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information:

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