SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, June 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: APTO, TSX: APS), a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing highly differentiated oral kinase inhibitors to treat hematologic malignancies, today announced that it received a written notification from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that it meets compliance with the Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement. In July 2022, Aptose received notice from Nasdaq that its common shares failed to maintain a minimum bid price to remain listed on the exchange. AptoseAptose was allowed a cure period of 6 months, along with an additional 6-month extension period, to meet the minimum share price or greater. As a mechanism for cure and supported by shareholder approval, Aptose implemented a reverse stock split during June 2023. On June 21, 2023, Nasdaq confirmed that, for ten consecutive business days, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock has been at $1.00 per share or greater. Accordingly, the Company meets compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a(2), and the matter is closed. Forward Looking Statements
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Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the assumptions set out in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our filings with Canadian securities regulators and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission underlying those forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and we do not intend, and do not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. We cannot assure you that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.
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