---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-026443"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SMTK"
cik: "0001817760"
company_name: "SmartKem, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T14:58:53.702503+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SmartKem receives Nasdaq bid price deficiency notice; equity rule delisting appeal pending

## Summary
- Received Nasdaq notice on March 5, 2026 for failing minimum bid price of $1.00 over 30 consecutive trading days.
- Has 180 days (until September 1, 2026) to regain compliance by closing at $1.00+ for 10 consecutive days.
- Company currently has less than $5M in stockholders' equity, which may affect eligibility for a second grace period.
- Previously received delisting notice on Feb 12, 2026 for equity rule non-compliance; hearing requested and pending.
- May consider a reverse stock split to cure bid price deficiency.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-026443
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SMTK
- cik: 0001817760
- company_name: SmartKem, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817760/000110465926026443/0001104659-26-026443-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817760/000110465926026443/tm268569d1_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 5d9363d99e0cd1c9f9e8a30c5ef7bfe6448279b5
  claim: SmartKem, Inc. received a nasdaq deficiency notice notice regarding minimum bid price (rules 5550(a)(2)).
  evidence_excerpt: March 5, 2026, SmartKem, Inc. (the “Company”) received notice (the “Notification Letter”) from the staff (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that it is not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Rule”) for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share, and Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum bid price requirement exists if the deficiency conti
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817760/000110465926026443/0001104659-26-026443-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.