ZIVO Bioscience : Failure to Satisfy Listing Rule - Form 8-K

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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): May 23, 2023

ZIVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Nevada		000-30415		87-0699977
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

21 East Long Lake Road, Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan		48304
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: [phone]

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		ZIVO		The Nasdaq Stock Market
Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		ZIVOW		The Nasdaq Stock Market

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

On May 23, 2023, Zivo Biosciences, Inc. (the "Company") was notified by the Listing Qualifications department (the "Staff") of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") that, based upon the Company's non-compliance with the $2.5 million stockholders' equity requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b) (the "Rule"), as of May 22, 2023, the Company's common stock was subject to delisting from Nasdaq unless the Company timely requests a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the "Panel").

The Company plans to timely request a hearing before the Panel, which request will stay any further action by Nasdaq at least until the hearing process concludes and any extension that may be granted by the Panel has expired. At the hearing, the Company will present its plan to regain compliance with the Rule and request the continued listing its common stock pending the Company's compliance with the Rule. There can be no assurances however that the Panel will grant the Company's request or that the Company will be able to evidence compliance with all applicable Nasdaq listing criteria within any extension of time that may be granted by the Panel.

As previously disclosed, the Staff granted the Company an extension to evidence compliance with the Rule through May 22, 2023. The Company was unable to do so, which resulted in the issuance of the Staff's determination.

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SIGNATURES

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.

ZIVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.
	By:	/s/ Keith Marchiando
		Keith Marchiando
		Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 26, 2023

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