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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described in our Annual Report. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, except as disclosed below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report filed with the SEC.
Our failure to meet Nasdaqs continued listing requirements could result in a delisting of our shares.
On April 2, 2025, the Company received written notice (the Notice) from the Listing Qualifications Department Staff of Nasdaq (the Staff) notifying the Company that, based on the closing bid price of the Companys Common Stock for the last 30 consecutive business days, the Company no longer complies with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share (the Minimum Bid Price Requirement), and Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the Minimum Bid Price Requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of 30 consecutive business days. Pursuant to the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company has been provided an initial compliance period of 180 calendar days to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the Companys Common Stock must be at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days prior to September 29, 2025. If the Company does not regain compliance by September 29, 2025, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day compliance period. If the Company does not regain compliance within the compliance period(s), including any extensions that may be granted by Nasdaq, Nasdaq will provide notice that the Companys Common Stock will be subject to delisting.
On April 10, 2025, the Company received two letters from the Staff. One letter (the MVPHS Notice) indicated that based upon Nasdaqs review of the Companys Market Value of Publicly Held Shares (MVPHS) for the last 30 consecutive business days prior to the date of the MVPHS Notice, the Company no longer meets the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(C), which requires listed securities to maintain a minimum MVPHS of $15,000,000 (the MVPHS Requirement). The Company intends to monitor the market value of the Companys listed securities and may, if appropriate, consider available options to regain compliance with the MVPHS Requirement. Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(D), the Company has a period of 180 calendar days (or until October 7, 2025) to regain compliance with the MVPHS Requirement. If at any time during this compliance period the Companys MVPHS closes at $15,000,000 or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide the Company with written confirmation of compliance and this matter will be closed. In the event the Company does not regain compliance with the rule prior to the expiration of the compliance period, it will receive written notification that its securities are subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the delisting determination to a Nasdaq hearings panel.
The Company also received a letter from the Staff (the MVLS Deficiency Notice) notifying the Company that from February 20, 2025, to April 9, 2025, the Companys Market Value of Listed Securities (MVLS) was below the minimum of $50 million required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A) (the MVLS Requirement). In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(C), the Company has 180 calendar days from the date of the MVLS Deficiency Notice, or until October 7, 2025 (the Compliance Date), to regain compliance with respect to the MVLS Requirement. The MVLS Deficiency Notice states that to regain compliance with the MVLS Requirement, the Companys MVLS must close at $50 million or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days during the compliance period ending on the Compliance Date.
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The Notice, MVPHS Notice and MVLS Deficiency Notice have no immediate effect on the listing of the Companys Common Stock, and the Companys Common Stock continues to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol ABP.
If we are unable to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule, MVPHS Requirement and MVLS Requirement, and maintain compliance with other continued listing requirements, Nasdaq may take steps to delist our shares. Such a delisting would likely have a negative effect on the price of our shares and would impair your ability to sell or purchase our shares when you wish to do so. In the event of a delisting, we can provide no assurance that any action taken by us to restore compliance with listing requirements would allow our shares to become listed again, stabilize the market price or improve the liquidity of our shares, prevent our shares from dropping below Nasdaqs Minimum Bid Price Requirement or prevent future non-compliance with Nasdaqs listing requirements.
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If Nasdaq delists our securities from trading on its exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities exchange, we expect our securities could be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:
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| a limited availability of market quotations for our securities; |
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| reduced liquidity for our securities; |
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| a determination that our Common Stock is penny stock which will require brokers trading in the Common Stock to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities; |
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| a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and |
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| a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future. |