---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001753926-26-000649"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLRO"
cik: "0000840715"
company_name: "CLEARONE INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:38:53.757212+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ClearOne receives Nasdaq delisting notice, terminates lease for $300K, to redeem preferred stock

## Summary
- On April 7, 2026, Nasdaq notified ClearOne it fails all continued listing standards; 45-day compliance plan due May 22, 2026.
- Terminated office lease in Salt Lake City for $300K fee, releasing from $376K future rent and $53K restoration obligations.
- Board approved redemption of all Class A Preferred Stock on April 21, 2026 at $0.001 par value per share (mandatory).
- Intends to submit compliance plan to Nasdaq before May 22, 2026; Nasdaq may grant extension to October 4, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001753926-26-000649
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLRO
- cik: 0000840715
- company_name: CLEARONE INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/840715/000175392626000649/0001753926-26-000649-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/840715/000175392626000649/clro-20260413.htm

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## Key facts
- Listing & Compliance Notices
  CLEARONE INC received a nasdaq deficiency notice notice regarding other (rules 5550(b)).
  - Exchange: nasdaq
  - Notice: deficiency notice
  - Rules: 5550(b)
  source text: April 7, 2026, the Company received a letter (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) informing the Company that the Company is not in compliance with any of the alternative continued listing standa rds under set forth in Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(b) (the “Continued Listing Requirements”). In accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5810(c)(2)(A), the Company has a period of 45 calendar days from April 7, 2026, or until May 22, 2026, to submit to Nasdaq a plan to regain compliance with the Continued Listing Requirements (th
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/840715/000175392626000649/0001753926-26-000649-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  CLEARONE INC terminated Termination Agreement with Edgewater Corporate Park, LLC valued at $300,000 termination fee (effective 2026-04-07).
  - Action: termination
  - Agreement: lease
  - Counterparty: Edgewater Corporate Park, LLC
  - Value: $300,000 termination fee
  - Effective: 2026-04-07
  source text: On April 7, 2026, ClearOne, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a lease termination agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) with Edgewater Corporate Park, LLC (the “Landlord”) pursuant to which the Company terminated its lease for its corporate offices located at 5225 Wiley Post Way in Salt Lake City, Utah for a $300,000 termination fee (the “Termination Fee”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/840715/000175392626000649/0001753926-26-000649-index.htm

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