Vaccinex Announces Receipt of Delisting Notification from Nasdaq

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vaccinex, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCNX) (“Vaccinex” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering a differentiated approach to treating neurodegenerative disease by blocking astrogliosis and neuroinflammation through the inhibition of SEMA4D, today announced that on December 16, 2024, the Company received written notice (the “Notice”) from the Office of General Counsel of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel has determined to delist the Company’s shares from Nasdaq due to the Company’s failure to meet Nasdaq’s continued listing standards. As previously disclosed, the Company has not been compliant with the requirements under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) to maintain a minimum of $2.5 million in stockholders’ equity for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Notice indicated that trading in the Company’s shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”) on Nasdaq will be suspended effective at the open of trading on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.