Restoration of Nasdaq compliance follows $50 million institutional financing and reinforces balance-sheet strength
SYDNEY, Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kazia Therapeutics Limited ("Kazia" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: KZIA), a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing innovative therapies for cancer, today announced that it has regained full compliance with all applicable listing standards of Nasdaq.
On December 18, 2025, the Company received written notification from Nasdaq confirming that Kazia has regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), the $2.5 million minimum stockholders' equity requirement, which serves as an alternative to the minimum market value of listed securities ("MVLS") standard. Nasdaq further confirmed that the Company is now in compliance with all applicable Nasdaq listing requirements, that the previously scheduled hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel has been cancelled as moot, and that Kazia's American Depositary Shares will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
The restoration of full Nasdaq compliance follows the Company's recently announced $50 million private placement of equity securities, led by healthcare-dedicated institutional investors, which significantly strengthened Kazia's balance sheet and stockholders' equity position.
"This outcome reflects the progress we have made strengthening the Company's financial position," said Dr. John Friend, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Kazia. "With full Nasdaq compliance restored and a substantially enhanced balance sheet following our recent financing, we are well-positioned to focus on advancing our clinical programs and building long-term shareholder value."
Kazia believes that the restoration of Nasdaq compliance provides increased clarity for investors and enhances the Company's capital markets flexibility as it continues to advance its clinical-stage oncology pipeline, including ongoing development of paxalisib across brain cancer and advanced breast cancer indications.
For further information contact:
Alex Star
Managing Director
LifeSci Advisors LLC
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Ph: +1 (201) 786-8795
About Kazia Therapeutics Limited
Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA) is an innovative oncology-focused drug development company, based in Sydney, Australia. Our lead program is paxalisib, a brain-penetrant pan-PI3K/mTOR inhibitor, which is being developed to treat multiple forms of brain cancer, including glioblastoma and brain metastases. A Phase 1b clinical trial is also underway evaluating paxalisib in combination with checkpoint inhibition and chemotherapy for patients with advanced triple-negative breast cancer.
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SOURCE Kazia Therapeutics Limited
