---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-047274"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SMTK"
cik: "0001817760"
company_name: "SmartKem, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:36:22.198876+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SmartKem regains Nasdaq equity compliance; faces bid price grace period through Sep 1, 2026

## Summary
- Nasdaq panel determined SmartKem regained compliance with stockholders' equity requirement under Rule 5550(b)(2).
- Company remains on grace period until September 1, 2026 to meet bid price requirement under Rule 5550(a)(2).
- Subject to one-year Discretionary Panel Monitor; non-compliance during monitor could trigger delisting without grace period.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-047274
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SMTK
- cik: 0001817760
- company_name: SmartKem, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817760/000110465926047274/0001104659-26-047274-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817760/000110465926047274/tm2612408d2_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-047274
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-047274.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-047274.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 5e65b5af65fba1c7f5dbfe4946f089c874ca4d6a
  claim: SmartKem, Inc. received a nasdaq compliance regained notice regarding stockholders equity (rules 5550(b)(2), 5550(a)(2), 5815(d)(4)(A)).
  evidence_excerpt: April 21, 2026, SmartKem Inc. (the “Company”) was formally notified that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) determined that the Company has regained compliance with the stockholders’ equity requirement set forth in
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817760/000110465926047274/0001104659-26-047274-index.htm
- claim_id: 76a50c1a8ab8fb463b8a8a4635105d5a18eda129
  claim: SmartKem, Inc. received a nasdaq compliance regained notice regarding minimum bid price (rules 5550(a)(2), 5815(d)(4)(A)).
  evidence_excerpt: April 21, 2026, SmartKem Inc. (the “Company”) was formally notified that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) determined that the Company has regained compliance with the stockholders’ equity requirement set forth in
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817760/000110465926047274/0001104659-26-047274-index.htm

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