---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-028052"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001761696"
company_name: "Crown Electrokinetics Corp."
filed_at: "2023-04-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T05:15:49.168742+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Crown Electrokinetics receives Nasdaq notice of equity deficiency, adding to delisting risk

## Summary
- On April 3, 2023, Nasdaq notified Crown of non-compliance with $2.5M minimum stockholders' equity requirement as of Dec 31, 2023.
- Company already faces delisting for bid price non-compliance; hearing requested and stayed action.
- Must address equity deficiency at upcoming Panel hearing; no assurance of continued listing.
- Ticker: CRKN.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-028052
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001761696
- company_name: Crown Electrokinetics Corp.
- filed_at: 2023-04-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1761696/000121390023028052/0001213900-23-028052-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1761696/000121390023028052/ea176669-8k_crownelect.htm

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## Key facts
- Listing & Compliance Notices
  Crown Electrokinetics Corp. received a nasdaq deficiency notice notice regarding stockholders equity (rules 5550(b)(1)).
  - Exchange: nasdaq
  - Notice: deficiency notice
  - Deficiency: stockholders equity
  - Rules: 5550(b)(1)
  source text: April 3, 2023, the Company received an additional notice from the Staff indicating that the Company’s non-compliance with the $2,500,000 minimum stockholders’ equity requirement as of December 31, 2023, and its alternatives, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), could serve as an additional basis for delisting and, accordingly, the Company must address the equity deficiency at its upcoming hearing before the Panel. The Company is diligently working to evidence compliance with all applicable Nasdaq listing criteria; however, there can be no assurance that the Panel will grant the Comp
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1761696/000121390023028052/0001213900-23-028052-index.htm

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