Company: OCEA
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001493152-25-008279
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Company: Ocean Biomedical, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: DEF 14A
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 strongly believes that the reverse stock split is necessary for the following reason:

On December 3, 2024, Ocean Biomedical received a letter from Nasdaq that it no longer complies with Rule 5550(a)(2) of Nasdaq’s Listing Rules (the “Rules”) which require listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of $1 per share. Based upon the closing bid price for the last 30 consecutive business days (October 21, 2024 to December 2, 2024), the Company no longer meets this requirement. However, the Rules also provide the Company a compliance period of 180 calendar days (until June 2, 2025) in which to regain compliance. Pursuant to Rule 5810(c)(3)(C) if at any time during this 180 day period the closing bid price of the Company’s security is at least $1 for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide the Company written confirmation of compliance and this matter will be closed. In the event the Company does not regain compliance by June 2, 2025, the Company may be eligible for additional time to regain compliance, or may face delisting.

The Board of Directors has approved a resolution proposing an amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to allow for the reverse stock split and directed that it be submitted for approval by consent in lieu of a special meeting of shareholders.

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The Board of Directors believes that it is critical to the future viability of the Company that you vote “FOR” the Proposal.

Should we receive the required stockholder approval for the Reverse Split Proposal, the Board of Directors will have the sole authority to elect, without the need for any further action on the part of our stockholders: (1) whether or not to effect a reverse stock split, and (2) if so, the number of whole shares, from 15 through 100, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, which will be combined into one share of our common stock. Notwithstanding approval of the reverse stock split by the stockholders, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, abandon the proposed amendment and determine prior to the effectiveness of any filing with the Province of British Columbia not to effect the reverse stock split on or prior to December 31, 2025, as permitted under applicable law. If the Board of Directors does not implement a reverse stock split on or prior to December 31, 2025, stockholder approval again would be