UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form
8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): October 5, 2020
ACASTI PHARMA INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| QUEBEC, CANADA | 001-35776 | 98-1359336 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 3009, boul. de la Concorde East Suite 102 Laval, Québec Canada H7E 2B5 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
450-686-4555
(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, no par value per share | ACST | NASDAQ Stock Market |
Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On October 5, 2020, Acasti Pharma Inc. (“Acasti”) received a notice (the “Notice”) from the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that:
| • | In connection with Acasti’s annual and special meeting of shareholders held on September 30, 2020 (the “Meeting”), Acasti did not satisfy the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(c) (the “Quorum Rule”) requiring Acasti to secure a quorum of 33 1/3% of the common shares of Acasti entitled to vote at the Meeting. The Quorum Rule began to apply to Acasti after Acasti ceased to be a “foreign private issuer” under U.S. securities laws on September 30, 2019. |
| • | Nonetheless, because Acasti secured a sufficient quorum for the Meeting under its then-effective general by-law and the Business Corporations Act (Québec), the Meeting was validly held and Acasti successfully received shareholders’ approval to amend its general by-law to increase the quorum requirement for any future meeting of shareholders to 33 1/3%, as required under the Quorum Rule. |
| • | The Nasdaq has therefore determined that Acasti has now regained compliance with the Quorum Rule and closed this matter. |
The Notice has no effect on the listing of Acasti’s common shares on the Nasdaq.
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.
| ACASTI PHARMA INC. | ||
| Date: October 7, 2020 | By: | /s/ Jan D'Alvise |
| Jan D'Alvise | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||