Company regains compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement and intends to request a Nasdaq Hearings Panel hearing to seek additional time to regain compliance with the minimum market value requirement
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd. (NASDAQ: NRSN) ("NeuroSense" or the "Company"), a late-stage clinical biotechnology company focused on developing disease-modifying treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that on October 1, 2026, it received a letter (the "Staff Determination") from the Listing Qualifications Department (the "Staff") of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") stating that the Company has not regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2), which requires a minimum market value of listed securities ("MVLS") of $35 million for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market (the "MVLS Requirement"). The Company intends to appeal the Staff Determination by timely requesting a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel and seeking additional time to regain compliance with the MVLS Requirement.
As previously disclosed, on April 2, 2026, the Staff notified the Company that its MVLS had been below $35 million for 30 consecutive trading days, and, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(C), the Company was provided 180 calendar days, or until September 29, 2026, to regain compliance. Because the Company did not regain compliance by that date, the Staff determined that the Company's ordinary shares and warrants will be delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market unless the Company requests an appeal of the Staff Determination. The MVLS Requirement is the only continued listing criterion identified in the Staff Determination.
Appeal Process
The Company intends to request a hearing before a Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the "Panel") in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5800 Series. Under Nasdaq's rules, a timely hearing request stays the suspension of the Company's securities and the filing of a Form 25-NSE with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pending the Panel's decision.
At the hearing, the Company intends to present its plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq's continued listing requirements and to request an exception period to complete that plan. Under Nasdaq's rules, the Panel has discretion to grant an exception of up to 180 days from the date of the Staff Determination. While the hearing process is pending, the Company's ordinary shares and warrants are expected to continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols "NRSN" and "NRSNW," respectively.
Minimum Bid Price Compliance Regained
NeuroSense also announced that it has received written notification from the Staff confirming that the Company has regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), which requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share. Following the Company's 1-for-20 reverse share split, the closing bid price of the Company's ordinary shares was $1.00 per share or greater for 10 consecutive business days, from September 15 through September 28, 2026. Accordingly, Nasdaq has determined that the Company has regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement and that this matter is now closed.
"Regaining compliance with the minimum bid price requirement is an important step, and we intend to present the Hearings Panel with our plan to meet Nasdaq's remaining continued listing requirement," said Alon Ben-Noon, Chief Executive Officer of NeuroSense. "In parallel, we remain focused on advancing PrimeC in ALS, including preparations for our Phase 3 PARAGON trial and our planned New Drug Submission to Health Canada, as well as other milestones and strategic steps we are evaluating, in order to bring value to our shareholders."
There can be no assurance that the Panel will grant the Company's request for continued listing or an exception period, that the Company will regain compliance with the MVLS Requirement or other applicable Nasdaq continued listing requirements, or that the Company will maintain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement.
About NeuroSense
NeuroSense Therapeutics is a late-stage clinical biotechnology company developing novel treatments for severe neurodegenerative diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease. The Company's lead product candidate, PrimeC, is a novel oral therapy designed to target multiple key biological pathways underlying disease progression, including neuroinflammation, oxidative stress and dysregulated iron metabolism.
NeuroSense has recently completed analysis of long-term follow-up data from its Phase 2b PARADIGM study in ALS, with results published in JAMA Neurology showing slower functional decline in participants who received PrimeC from study start than in those who initially received placebo. The Company also reported changes across multiple biomarkers associated with ALS, including microRNAs, consistent with PrimeC's multi-target mechanism of action.
The Company has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate its pivotal Phase 3 PARAGON trial in ALS and is working with the FDA on an optimized study design.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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