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Exicure, Inc. Received Nasdaq Delinquency Notice on Late Filing of its Form 10-Q
Redwood City, CA (BUSINESS WIRE) - May 28, 2025 - Exicure, Inc. ("Exicure" or the "Company") (Nasdaq XCUR), announced today it received a notice of non-compliance from Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") on May 21, 2025 notifying the Company that, as a result of the Company's failure to timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q by May 20, 2025 for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025 (the "Form 10-Q"), the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the "Rule"), which requires listed companies to timely file all periodic financial reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
Under Nasdaq's listing rules, Exicure has 60 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance. If the plan is accepted by Nasdaq, the Company can be granted up to 180 calendar days from the Form 10-Q due date, or until November 17, 2025, to regain compliance.
The Company is working diligently to complete its Form 10-Q and intends to file the Form 10-Q as soon as practicable to regain compliance with the Rule.
Exicure, Inc. (Nasdaq XCUR) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapies to address key challenges in hematologic diseases. The company's lead program, GPC-100, is being evaluated for its ability to improve stem cell mobilization in multiple myeloma, sickle cell disease, and in support of cell and gene therapy. It is also being studied as a potential chemosensitizing agent in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). For more information, visit www.exicuretx.com.
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Sarah Ellinwood, PhD
Kendall Investor Relations
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