---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-063575"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISPC"
cik: "0001558569"
company_name: "iSpecimen Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-01T21:00:15+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T21:05:04.850598+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# iSpecimen flagged for Nasdaq equity shortfall; equity $814K vs $2.5M minimum

## Summary
- Received Nasdaq notice on May 29, 2026 for non-compliance with minimum stockholders' equity of $2.5M; equity was $814,038.
- Company has 45 calendar days to submit a compliance plan to Nasdaq; if accepted, may get up to 180-day extension.
- Trading of common stock (ISPC) continues on Nasdaq Capital Market with no immediate effect.
- Company intends to submit a plan but warns no assurance Nasdaq will accept or that compliance will be regained.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-063575
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISPC
- cik: 0001558569
- company_name: iSpecimen Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-01T21:00:15+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/1558569/000121390026063575/0001213900-26-063575-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1558569/000121390026063575/ea0292875-8k_ispecimen.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-063575.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: ac181f7844e2742f4d26ab1eb8a6ae9bc84ede5a
  claim: iSpecimen Inc. received a nasdaq deficiency notice notice regarding stockholders equity (rules 5550(b)(1)).
  evidence_excerpt: May 29, 2026, iSpecimen Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that it no longer complies with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Rule”), which requires a minimum of $2,500,000 in stockholders’ equity for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Capital Market”). As reported in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2026, the Company had stockholders’ equity of $814,038. Nasdaq noted that, as of May 29, 2026, the Company doe
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1558569/000121390026063575/0001213900-26-063575-index.htm

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