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): May 20, 2022
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(212 ) 433-3791
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N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On May 20, 2022, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) received a notification from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) regarding its noncompliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(c)(2) (“Rule 5605”), which requires, among other things, that the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) be comprised of a minimum of three independent directors. As previously disclosed, Karan S. Takhar, one of the Company’s directors, ceased serving on the Audit Committee as of May 18, 2022, resulting in the noncompliance. Mr. Takhar remains a member of the Board. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(c)(4), the Company is granted a cure period in order to regain compliance with Rule 5605 lasting until the date that is 180 days following the event that caused the noncompliance with Rule 5605, or November 16, 2022. The Company intends to appoint a third independent director to the Audit Committee, and thereby regain compliance with Rule 5605, prior to the end of the cure period.
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.
| ZENTALIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||||||||||
| Date: May 24, 2022 | By: | /s/ Melissa Epperly | ||||||||||||
| Melissa Epperly | ||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||