---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001641172-25-000327"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SDST"
cik: "0001831979"
company_name: "Stardust Power Inc."
filed_at: "2025-03-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T06:51:41.420581+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stardust Power receives Nasdaq deficiency notices for low MVPHS and bid price

## Summary
- Notices dated March 18 and 19, 2025: MVPHS below $15M and bid price below $1.00 for 30 consecutive days.
- Compliance period of 180 days until September 15, 2025 to meet each requirement for at least 10 consecutive business days.
- Possible remedies include a reverse-stock split or transfer to the Nasdaq Capital Market.
- There is no immediate effect on listing or trading of common stock (SDST) or warrants (SDSTW).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001641172-25-000327
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SDST
- cik: 0001831979
- company_name: Stardust Power Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-03-24T23:59:59+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/1831979/000164117225000327/0001641172-25-000327-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000164117225000327/form8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- Listing & Compliance Notices
  Stardust Power Inc. received a nasdaq deficiency notice notice regarding minimum bid price (rules 5450(a)(1)).
  - Exchange: nasdaq
  - Notice: deficiency notice
  - Deficiency: minimum bid price
  - Rules: 5450(a)(1)
  source text: March 19, 2025, Stardust Power Inc. (“ Stardust ”) received deficiency letters (each a “ Notice ” and together, the “ Notices ”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“ Nasdaq ”) notifying Stardust that: ● for the last 30 consecutive business days, the minimum Market Value of Publicly Held Shares, as defined by Nasdaq (“ MVPHS ”), of Stardust’s common stock has been below the minimum $15 million requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(C) (the “ Minimum Market Value of Publicly Held Shar
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000164117225000327/0001641172-25-000327-index.htm
- Listing & Compliance Notices
  Stardust Power Inc. received a nasdaq deficiency notice notice regarding market value (rules 5450(b)(2)(C)).
  - Exchange: nasdaq
  - Notice: deficiency notice
  - Deficiency: market value
  - Rules: 5450(b)(2)(C)
  source text: March 18, 2025, notified Stardust of the MVPHS deficiency, and the Notice Dated March 19, 2025, notified stardust of the Minimum Bid Requirement deficiency. These Notices have no immediate effect on the listing of Stardust’s common stock. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5810(c)(3)(D), Stardust has 180 calendar days, or until September 15, 2025, to regain compliance with the Minimum Market Value of Publicly Held Share Requirement by maintaining $15 million or more market value of publicly held shares for a minimum of ten consecutive business days during this period. In accordance with N
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000164117225000327/0001641172-25-000327-index.htm

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