Eastside Distilling : Failure to Satisfy Listing Rule - Form 8-K

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.