UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 8, 2024

 

EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada		001-38182		20-3937596
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

2321 NE Argyle Street, Unit D

Portland, Oregon 97211

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (971) 888-4264

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value		EAST		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(Title of Each Class)		(Trading Symbol)		(Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard.

 

Nasdaq Stockholders” Equity Requirement

 

On April 8, 2024, Eastside Distilling, Inc. (the “Company”) received a deficiency letter from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying Eastside Distilling that its stockholders’ equity as reported in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2023, did not satisfy the continued listing requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Equity Rule”) for the Nasdaq Capital Market, which requires that a listed company’s stockholders’ equity be at least $2.5 million. As reported on its Form 10-K, the Company’s stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2023 was approximately $853,000.

 

The notification provided the Company a period of 45 calendar days, or until May 23, 2024, to submit a plan to regain compliance with the Equity Rule. The Company is currently evaluating various alternative courses of action, including submitting to Nasdaq a plan to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Capital Market listing requirements on or before May 23, 2024. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to satisfy the Nasdaq Capital Market’s continued listing requirements, regain compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement, or maintain compliance with the other listing requirements.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: April 10, 2024

 

	EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC.
	By:	/s/ Geoffrey Gwin
		Geoffrey Gwin
		Chief Executive Officer